Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar

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26 January 2023
Opium poppy production in Myanmar ramped up dramatically following the 2021 military coup...
Opium poppies at a poppy field near Pekon township, southern Shan State, Myanmar. Photo: EPA
01 June 2021
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is warning that opium production in Myanmar...
Opium poppies at a poppy field near Pekon township, southern Shan State. Photo: EPA
05 February 2020
Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar declined a further 11% in 2019 to 33,100 hectares (ha...