Description:
"The Lao PDR Opium Survey 2011 was undertaken and produced by the Government of Lao PDR
and UNODC. From 2005 to 2011, the survey methodology has consisted of an aerial survey by
helicopter covering sample sites in opium poppy producing provinces in northern Lao PDR. Like
in 2010, the survey focused on four Provinces (Phongsaly, Houaphan Luang Namtha and Xieng
Khouang). Observations show that the poppy cultivation was concentrated in two of these
provinces, namely Phongsaly and Houaphan. Cultivation in Luang Namtha and Xieng Khouang
had become marginal in the past years, however, in 2011 some large concentrations were spotted
in Luang Namtha. Although no survey took place in Oudomxay province, the survey team
received information that some poppy was growing again in the North of this province.
Opium poppy cultivation
In 2011, opium poppy cultivation was found in all of the four surveyed provinces. The total area
under opium poppy cultivation in the Lao PDR expanded to 4,100 hectares in 2011 (an increase of
38% from 2010) with a confidence interval from 2,500 ha to 6,000 ha. In spite of this increase, the
overall level of opium poppy cultivation in the country remains low compared to a decade ago.
Following the trend noticed over the last two years, more fields are gathered in strings covering
the mountainsides around the villages, which might indicate that cultivation is becoming more
common..."
Source/publisher:
UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
Date of Publication:
2011-00-00
Date of entry:
2019-07-08
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- Individual Documents
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Countries:
Lao PDR, Myanmar
Language:
English
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4.81 MB
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text
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