OPIUM POPPY CULTIVATION
Reasons for non-cultivation of opium poppy in 2007
Reasons
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Percentage
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Believed to be against Islam
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24%
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Respect for decisions taken by village elders or Shura
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20%
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Observance of poppy cultivation ban
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18%
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Fear of eradication
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16%
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Fear of other forms of law enforcement (e.g. imprisonment)
|
9%
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Provision of assistance
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3%
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Lack of water
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2%
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Low sale price of opium
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2%
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Low demand for opium
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1%
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High cost of inputs (seed, fertilizers, labour, etc)
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1%
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Unfavourable weather
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1%
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Lack of experience
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1%
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Not traditional
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1%
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Fear of addiction
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1%
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The number of responses received for each of the above reasons was consistent with those given in 2006 (Afghanistan Annual Opium Survey 2006 Report, UNODC)
Adult literacy: 28.1 per cent
Life expectancy: 46.4 years
Per capita GDP: USD 800
(2004 estimate)
Population: 28.6 million
Official languages: Pashto and Dari
Head of State: President Hamid Karzai
(since 2002)
Sources: UNDP Human Development Report 2006;
CIA World Factbook
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For more information on Afghanistan, please visit:
www.unodc.org/afg
www.paris-pact.net
www.denarcoticis.info
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