Reducing the Cultivation of Opium Poppies in Southern Afghanistan

• मुख्य लेखक: Greenfield, Victoria A. (auth)
• अन्य लेखक: Crane, Keith (auth), Bond, Craig A. (auth), Chandler, Nathan (auth), Luoto, Jill E. (auth)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: RAND Corporation 2015
• विषय: Development economics & emerging economies; Asian history; Addiction & therapy; Agriculture & farming; History; Psychology; Technology; Business
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This report identifies drivers of opium poppy cultivation in southern Afghanistan and assesses the positive and negative effects of programs designed to promote rural development, eradicate opium poppies, or otherwise create incentives for farmers cultivate less opium poppy. The authors also provide...