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Colombia’s national illicit crop substitution programme: voices from the cocoa farms
To inform debates on the future of Colombia's illicit crop substitution programme, this event shares the results of a participatory study with cocoa farmers.
Peace, illicit drugs and the SDGs: a development gap
Peace, drug economies and the SDGs, policy brief launch and expert panel discussion.
Consortium workshop 2019
This project-wide workshop brings together the Drugs and (dis)order team from four countries to share emerging findings and plan for the year ahead.
What you didn’t know about Mexico’s opium crisis
The drug fentanyl is devastating Mexican poppy cultivating communities, but it could be an unprecedented opportunity for Mexico.
A curious case of unusual economic transformation
Explaining and challenging dominant narratives around illicit crops and development.
Research Sites
The research programme will draw on empirical data from Afghanistan, Colombia and Myanmar
Afghanistan
Afghanistan is estimated to produce 90% of heroin consumed in the UK. We're working in three borderland Afghanistan regions.
Colombia
Since Colombia's 2016 peace agreement, coca cultivation has expanded. We're working in four Colombian borderland sites.
Myanmar
Myanmar is the second largest producer of illicit opium in the world. We're working in two Myanmar borderland states.
Recent Tweets
📣 Call for proposals. If you're a researcher working on #illicitdrugs in Latin America, join the first conference of @redesdal in October 2019, Mexico and submit your paper https://t.co/1fO8LJP4ij
