Joel Hafvenstein writes [1] that since the fall of the Taliban, USAID has spent close to $1 billion on alternative livelihoods projects, trying to help farmers grow legal crops instead of opium poppy. The British and German governments have also put lashings of money into the sector. “The results have been, at best, mixed”, he says.
Afghanistan: Reviewing the Alternatives
· Written by Adil Nurmakov
Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Afghanistan, Economics & Business, Governance