Go to the id21 home page

<< Go back

  

Lancing opium poppy in the Chaghcharan district of Ghor province in central Afghanistan. Carefully selecting and cutting opium poppy requires skill and experience. In Ghor knowledge of the crop is limited and in 2006 the crop largely failed. In Ghor both plants and capsules are small and the yield is typically less than 5 kg per hectare.

Lancing opium poppy in the Chaghcharan district of Ghor province in central Afghanistan. Carefully selecting and cutting opium poppy requires skill and experience. In Ghor knowledge of the crop is limited and in 2006 the crop largely failed. In Ghor both plants and capsules are small and the yield is typically less than 5 kg per hectare.
Picture: David Mansfield, 2006
Top of the page
 

Views expressed on these pages are not necessarily those of DFID, IDS, id21 or other contributing institutions. Copyright remains with the original authors but (unless stated otherwise) articles may be copied or quoted without restriction, provided id21 and originating author(s) and institution(s) are acknowledged. Copyright © 2003 id21. All rights reserved.