Afghanistan cannabis survey 2009 / Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Counter Narcotics.

Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: [Afghanistan] : Ministry of Counter Narcotics ; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), 2010.Edition: First edition 1981/1401Description: 59 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet HV5840. A23.
Contents:
Contents: Key findings—1. Introduction—2. Findings—3. Methodology—4. Annex : pictures of cannabis fields at different stages, 2009.
Summary: Summary: “Evidence from cannabis resin seizures have long pointed to Afghanistan as one of the main producer of the drug, similar in magnitude only to Morocco. Information collected by UNODC and the Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN) on cannabis cultivation in past years with specific studies8 and during the Annual Opium Poppy Surveys, confirmed the existence of cannabis cultivation in many provinces of Afghanistan. However, a systematic survey to precisely estimate the area under cannabis cultivation and production, was never undertaken before 2009.…”—(page 9).
Holdings
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Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University Pamphlet HV5840.A23.A336 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000548163
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Cover title.
“April 2010”—cover page.
“Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Counter Narcotics ; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)”—at head of title.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Key findings—1. Introduction—2. Findings—3. Methodology—4. Annex : pictures of cannabis fields at different stages, 2009.

Summary: “Evidence from cannabis resin seizures have long pointed to Afghanistan as one of the main producer of the drug, similar in magnitude only to Morocco. Information collected by UNODC and the Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN) on cannabis cultivation in past years with specific studies8 and during the Annual Opium Poppy Surveys, confirmed the existence of cannabis cultivation in many provinces of Afghanistan. However, a systematic survey to precisely estimate the area under cannabis cultivation and production, was never undertaken before 2009.…”—(page 9).

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