| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
Myanmar/Burma. UNODC Myanmar survey: Opium cultivation in Shan State is concentrated in areas with poor security
Stable governance and good security conditions have a considerable impact on the decision of farmers to cultivate opium poppy, according to a report released today by UNODC, at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre. The report " Evidence for Enhancing Resilience to Opium Poppy Cultivation in Shan State - Implications for Alternative Development, Peace and Stability" is the first of its kind dedicated to Shan State, highlighting reasons farmers engage in the opium economy, as well as some implications for Myanmar's ongoing peace process. (UNODC, 03.03.2017)