North-eastern Afghanistan
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| North-eastern Afghanistan | |
|---|---|
| ActiveRecorded as grown here since 2000 | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 37.23, 70.62 |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Provinces/States | Kunduz Province,Takhar Province,Badakhshan Province |
| Area | 40,100 km² |
| Climate | Semi-arid |
| Growing history | |
| Conservation | |
| Populations | none documented yet |
North-eastern Afghanistan is a landrace cannabis growing region of Afghanistan, drawn on the North-eastern region of the cannabis surveys carried out by the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), less the part of that region that lies in the Hindu Kush. The surveys' North-eastern region is made up of Badakhshan, Takhar and Kunduz.[1]: 12 They found cannabis grown in Badakhshan and Takhar in every year from 2009 to 2012, and in Kunduz from 2010 to 2012.[1]: 12
Extent
The surveys report cultivation by province and gather the provinces into six regions for their regional figures. The southern and eastern districts of Badakhshan and Takhar are in the Hindu Kush growing region. This growing region takes the rest: Kunduz, northern Takhar and the districts of Badakhshan north of the Kokcha and the Panj; the Pamir end of the Wakhan, east of the Baroghil Pass, forms a separate piece. The border encloses about 40,100 km².
Cannabis in the surveys
In the North-eastern region the 2009 survey found cannabis planted in April and harvested between late October and the end of November. The 2010 survey gave April for sowing and November and December for the harvest, and the 2011 survey March to April and October to November.[2]: 20[3]: 25[4]: 37
The varieties farmers named in the region in 2009 were Kharwari Shadani, Logari Shadani, Machalghu Shadani and Mazari.[2]: 15 Mazari (Balkhi) was the variety most often reported in the region in 2010 and 2011, at 59 and 74 per cent of farmers' reports.[3]: 19[4]: 37
For their yield estimates the surveys grouped the North-eastern region with the Northern region. The resin powder, or garda, of both regions, which they call Mazari or Balkhi garda, held more resin and no cannabis leaves, unlike the powder of the other regions.[3]: 26[1]: 15 In 2012 yields per hectare in the two northern regions were on average much smaller than in the rest of the country.[1]: 15
After the 2010 harvest farm-gate prices fell in Kandahar and Nangarhar but went on rising in Badakhshan and Takhar; the 2010 survey suggested that the missing seasonal fall in the region reflected unmet regional demand.[3]: 39–40 The 2009 survey named Khash in Badakhshan and Taloqan in Takhar among the region's known trading centres for cannabis.[2]: 35
Growing Areas
No growing areas documented yet.
Accessions
No accessions documented yet.
Recent news
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See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Ministry of Counter Narcotics, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (September 2013). Afghanistan: Survey of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation and Production 2012 (PDF) (Report). UNODC – via ReliefWeb.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Ministry of Counter Narcotics, Government of Afghanistan (April 2010). Afghanistan Cannabis Survey 2009 (PDF) (Report). UNODC.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Ministry of Counter Narcotics, Government of Afghanistan (June 2011). Afghanistan Cannabis Survey 2010 (PDF) (Report). UNODC.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Ministry of Counter Narcotics, Government of Afghanistan (September 2012). Afghanistan: Survey of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation and Production 2011 (PDF) (Report). UNODC.