
11 Apr Briefing Note on Fieldwork in Kandahar Province, December 2015 – January 2016: Opium Poppy and Rural Livelihoods
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Authors | Paul Fishstein |
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Type | Briefing Paper |
Theme | Natural Resource Management |
Language | English |
Date of Publication | April 11, 2016 |
Total Pages | 13 |
Available In | English | پشتو | دری |
Description |
This briefing note provides initial observations from fieldwork conducted between 14 December 2015 and 8 January 2016 in ten field sites within Arghandab, Panjwai, and Zharai Districts of Kandahar Province.
In 2014/15, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),farmers in Kandahar Province cultivated 21,020 hectare of opium poppy, the third largest area after Helmand and Farah, notwithstanding an estimated 38 percent decrease in cultivated area from 2013/14. |