Reconstruction and opium poppy cultivation in central Helmand : the need for an integrated program / Richard B. Scott.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Publication details: Omaha : University of Nebraska, 2008.Description: [21] p. ; 30 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • Pamphlet SB 295 .O65 .S36 /2008

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“3 October 2008”.

Summary: “In central Helmand, development and reconstruction activities must be integrated with a program to eliminate opium poppy. And none of these activities should be initiated independently. This will restate to the farmers the relationship between opium poppy cultivation and reconstruction work, and strengthen the hand of potential negotiators. Opium poppy cultivation is closely linked to the region’s local economy, problems of security, and the political context. The reconstruction of the central Helmand’ agricultural economy depends on eliminating opium poppy cultivation”—(p. [1]).