British farmers recruited to grow poppies - The Times 20th August 2007

A British company is recruiting farmers to cultivate opium to meet the growing demand for diamorphine in hospitals across the country. The news comes as troops contine to struggle to contain the opium industry in Afghanistan. Figures due to be released by the United Nations next month are expected to show that the poppy crop has reached a record level. They are expected to show an increase in cultivated area to 166,000 hectares (410,000 acres).

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