Myanmar opium production: War-displaced turn to poppy cultivation to survive

Myanmar is on track for another year of record opium production, after overtaking Afghanistan as the largest producer in the world. The number of farmers has also increased dramatically, with many people displaced by the civil war turning to poppy cultivation as a last resort. Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports from Myanmar. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #MyanmarOpium #PoppyCrisis #DrugProduction #CivilWarImpact #OpiumEconomy #DisplacedFarmers #GoldenTriangle #IllegalCrops #GlobalDrugTrade #OpiumBoom #AlJazeeraEnglish