Poppy seed is so commonplace in Bengali cuisine – and held in such high regard – that I almost took a packet as a gift for my ...

Given the above, UNODC, in partnership with UNIDO, organized a five-day capacity-building training for cotton ginning facilities from June 15 to 19. The training brought together 23 participants from ...

Saleh and his family express heartfelt gratitude to DCA and UNODC for their critical support. They strongly advocate for ...

Fresh violence has broken out in Khash district of Badakhshan province, where armed clashes between Taliban forces and local ...

Charlottesville wedding flowers company Poppy Flowers has raised $1.7 million in equity funding, according to a Securities ...

"We are trying our utmost to work for rehabilitation of addicted Afghans but the menace cannot be eradicated completely unless there is a planned program for controlling opium production in ...

Afghan counter-narcotics police have destroyed 8,500 tons of illicit drugs, including heroin, over the past four years, local media outlet Tolonews reported Friday. These drugs, including ...

Growing poppy and heroin production were a major issue for Myanmar in the past. Currently, the country has been facing ...

Jaipur: The opium farmers' association of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh has strongly urged the Centre to rethink its opium ...

If ever there was a flower that symbolises the fleeting, bittersweet beauty of the garden in summer, then it’s surely the poppy, with its gossamer-thin petals and delicate, slender stems.

‘We do this to survive’: Harvesting opium poppies in Myanmar’s Shan State Poppy cultivation and methamphetamine production has surged in Myanmar amid the country’s grinding civil war.

Iran’s Kermanshah province is witnessing an increase in opium poppy cultivation, driven by water shortages, limited employment opportunities for farmers, and growing demand.