AFGHANISTAN - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
AFGHANISTAN - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
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Afghanistan Opium Rapid Assessment Survey, February, 2006<br />
Cultivati<strong>on</strong><br />
NURISTAN PROVINCE<br />
A decrease in cultivati<strong>on</strong> is expected in 2006, following a sharp increase in 2005. Nuristan is<br />
located high in the mountains, <strong>and</strong> most planting will begin in mid-March, by which time villagers<br />
may have opted to cultivate alternative crops. Opium poppy cultivati<strong>on</strong> may match levels reported<br />
in 2005.<br />
Cultivati<strong>on</strong> in 2005 (hectares) 1 554<br />
Type of cultivati<strong>on</strong><br />
Irrigated<br />
Projected trends in 2005-2006 Decrease<br />
Cultivati<strong>on</strong> levels<br />
Low<br />
Eradicati<strong>on</strong> reported<br />
Limited<br />
Planting time<br />
Autumn<br />
Expected main harvest time Beginning of April<br />
Security situati<strong>on</strong><br />
Good<br />
Dry opium price (US$/kg) 190<br />
The total number of villages in Nuristan province is 170. The ORAS collected informati<strong>on</strong> in eight<br />
villages.<br />
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