According to a UN report, opium production in Myanmar (formerly Burma) rose by 88% in 2022, a record increase attributed to the economic crisis following the military junta’s coup d’état in 2021.
The authors of the study published this Thursday an estimate that opium production reached 790 tons last year, up from 420 tons in 2021, and nearly doubled production in 2020, when it hit its lowest level since reports began. tons.
“Farmers in remote and conflict-prone areas had no choice but to return to opium. (…) Farmers see opium as a guarantee of income compared to other crops,” said Jeremy Douglas, Cabinet Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific. United Nations on Drugs and Crime during a presentation in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Source: CM Jornal
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