Last year's report said that in August 2023 those farm-gate prices had reached a "20-year peak" of $408. In Afghanistan's ...

Opium cultivation rose by 19 percent in Afghanistan this year, the UN reported Wednesday, despite a Taliban government ban ...

With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable ...

Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, for example, had the most land used for poppy cultivation in 2020 when controlled by the Taliban. Opium farming is a major source of employment in ...

The cool mountain air nipped at Kip Tom’s hands as he grasped the single lever of a crudely made plow tucked behind two oxen. His instructor smiled, motioning him to push down as the animals walked.

A beekeeper presents a honeycomb at a honeybee farm in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 23, 2024. Afghanistan produces 2,200 tons of honey annually and efforts are underway to increase the ...