strategy
Growing narcotic crops
Synonyms:
Farming drugsCultivating drugs
Cultivating illegal drugs
Growing narcotic drug plants
Implementation:
Growing opium poppies is between eight to nine times more profitable than any other conceivable crop for the farmers presently growing it. Cannabis is now the most profitable crop being grown in the USA. Broader:
Growing cropsFarming illegallyCultivating plantsManufacturing drugsProducing non-food cropsPlanting exotic plant species Narrower:
Growing tobacco as fuel and food Constrained by:
Controlling drug abuseDestroying drug crops with biocontrol agentsCurtailing drug plant growing by offering alternative livelihoods Facilitates:
Trafficking drugsIncreasing cash crop returnsExpanding farm product profitsEnsuring best financial profit Problems:
Cultivation of illegal drugsEconomic dependence of countries on the drug trade
Economic dependence upon socially undesirable activities
Increasing drug addiction in drug producing countries
Restricted farming alternatives
Values:
Illegality References:
Smith, Michael L, et al: Why People Grow Drugs: narcotics and development in the Third World Subjects:
PlantsPharmacyFarmingCultivationCropsLegality Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies