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Myanmar/Afghanistan. Myanmar Dethrones Afghanistan As World’s Top Opium Producer
Myanmar/Afghanistan. Myanmar Dethrones Afghanistan As World’s Top Opium Producer
Myanmar is now the world’s largest producer of opium, according to a United Nations report published Tuesday, overtaking Afghanistan as political turmoil drives more people to poppy farming amid the Taliban’s brutal crack down on illicit narcotics. (Forbes, USA, 12.12.2023)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2023/12/12/myanmar-dethrones-afghanistan-as-worlds-top-opium-producer