California is poised to ban octopus farming
California lawmakers have approved a bill that would make it illegal to farm octopuses in state waters or on land, as well as to import…
Afghan opium poppy cultivation plunges by 95 percent under Taliban: UN | Taliban News
The restriction on poppy cultivation has decimated a key trade for hundreds of thousands of farmers and laborers. Poppy cultivation and opium production have plunged…
Colombia sets new coca cultivation record, UN report finds | Drugs News
UN findings come a day after Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for a new approach to combat drug trafficking. Colombia has set a new record…
Peru’s coca leaf cultivation reaches record high in 2022 | Drugs News
Peru’s anti-drugs commission says some 95,000 hectares of land (367 square miles) were being used to grow coca leaves in 2022. Land devoted to the…
Opium cultivation surges since Myanmar military seized power: UN | Drugs News
Opium poppy cultivation has surged in Myanmar since the military seized power in 2021, reversing a steady decline that was seen in the illicit crop…