Opium farming takes root in Myanmar's war-wracked landscape

Opium farming takes root in Myanmar's war-wracked landscape

Legit | 10-03-2025 05:10pm |

Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict. "Most of the farmers who plant poppy are displaced," he said.

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