More opium poppy cultivation in Pakistan than Afghanistan this year?

A remarkable development if true!

More here:
www.alcis.org/post/opiate-...

This year, the poppy crop in Badakhshan has moved into rainfed areas where much more land is available & poppy fields are much larger, with a lower risk of eradication.

Read more in @mansfieldintinc.bsky.social blog: www.alcis.org/post/opiate-...

Patterns of poppy cultivation varied across Helmand province this year.

@mansfieldintinc.bsky.social explains in this article (www.alcis.org/post/opiate-...) that in accessible areas, poppy fields remained small & isolated. In remote areas, poppy fields were visible from the road & more contiguous.

Satellite imagery indicate that poppy cultivation will increase in Afghanistan in 2025, but will likely remain at historically low levels.

@mansfieldintinc.bsky.social's latest blog: www.alcis.org/post/opiate-... explains that some poppy cultivation in Badakhshan has moved to rainfed areas.

Two reports covering water issues in southwest Afghanistan and flows into Iran from Dave Mansfield & @alcis.org & the potential for further conflicts in the future:

Digging an ever-deeper hole: www.xcept-research.org/publication/...

Missing the target: www.xcept-research.org/publication/...