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Eradicating poppy growth is key to fighting terrorism: President Zardari
(APP): President Asif Ali Zardari has said that eradicating cultivation of poppy from which opium is produced is the key to fighting terrorism. "It is one of the major problems because it finances terrorism," the President said in an interview to China Daily. He said, "People who grow poppy should be persuaded to grow something else." Poppy is mostly grown in various areas in Afghanistan. President Zardari said farmers in those regions should plant corn to take advantage of rising prices sparked by the burgeoning US ethanol industry. He said planting corn could give them the same returns they get from opium.Posted by: Fred 2008-10-19 |
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