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#101 Michael Yon - Secrets of the Darién Gap
Shawn Ryan Show
Choosing Opium Over Other Crops
Farmers in Afghanistan started growing opium as it requires less water, is a cash crop, and has a higher value density despite making less money for the farmers locally. The shift to opium cultivation is also influenced by the destruction of their traditional crops like grapes and pomegranates, leading to economic motives and the ability to fund conflicts through the opium trade.
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