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Growing narcotic crops

Synonyms:
Farming drugs
Cultivating 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 crops
Farming illegally
Cultivating plants
Manufacturing drugs
Producing non-food crops
Planting exotic plant species
Narrower:
Growing tobacco as fuel and food
Constrains:
Cultivating hemp fibre
Controlling drug trafficking
Promoting international drug control
Constrained by:
Controlling drug abuse
Destroying drug crops with biocontrol agents
Curtailing drug plant growing by offering alternative livelihoods
Facilitates:
Trafficking drugs
Increasing cash crop returns
Increasing cash crop returns
Ensuring best financial profit
Problems:
Cultivation of illegal drugs
Economic 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:
Plant Life → Plants
Health Care → Pharmacy
Agriculture, Fisheries → Farming
Agriculture, Fisheries → Cultivation
Agriculture, Fisheries → Crops
Law → Legality
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 2: Zero HungerGOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

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The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

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