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Can Afghanistan economy thrive without poppy ?

By Ben Arnoldy

Can Afghanistan economy thrive without poppy?

The Afghanistan economy must shift reliance off its poppy crop toward agriculture and mining. The government began a massive poppy eradication campaign this week.

An Afghanistan economy without poppy? US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (second from right) held up a platter of a farmer’s produce in Kabul. Secretary Vilsack spent two days in Afghanistan in January to explain what was needed to boost agriculture.

Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters

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