cultivation and output of poppy straw concentrate; major consumer of cocaine and amphetamines austria transshipment point for southwest asian heroin and south american cocaine destined for western europe; increasing consumption of european-produced synthetic drugs azerbaijan limited illicit cultivation...
"however, a large portion of crop residue is burnt 'on-farm' primarily to clean the field for sowing the next crop. the problem of 'on-farm' burning of crop residues is intensifying in recent years due to shortage of human labour, high cost of removing the crop residue from the field and mechanised harvesting...