A 1 million emergency project included agricultural inputs and equipment, as well as numerous training courses for technicians and farmers on greenhouse construction and management and new cultivation methods.

Cultivation, production and manufacture

Regarding efforts to eradicate cannabis cultivation, a number of countries were reported to be studying cannabis cultivation and its socio economic impact and assessing the feasibility of implementing alternative development programmes to tackle illicit cannabis cultivation.

Rapid cultivation assessments in February 2005, however, indicated a general decrease in cultivation, apparently linked to lower opium prices and non planting in some regions.

The decline in cultivation is important and encouraging and was a result of the compliance of Afghanistan's farmers with the Government's anti cultivation messages or eradication policy.

59 160. Control of cultivation of and trafficking in cannabis

It was noted that alternative development would be appropriate if there was a clear threat of overflow of cultivation from other major areas affected by illicit crop cultivation.

Since the first reporting period, the States affected by illicit cultivation of coca bush and opium poppy have adopted national plans to reduce and eventually eliminate such cultivation.

In 2003, coca bush cultivation was less than half of its level in 1994. With regard to cannabis cultivation, further efforts by the international community are urgently needed.

Good progress has also been made in eliminating coca bush cultivation.

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With record production of an estimated 4,200 tons of opium in Afghanistan, UNODC's 2004 opium cultivation survey registered a 64 per cent increase in the area under cultivation in that country.

Illicit cultivation continues to be intricately related to poverty in rural areas.

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Other areas of critical concern include the cultivation of and trade in narcotics.

The Special Rapporteur welcomes the steady and remarkable reduction in opium poppy cultivation.

With regard to the comments of the representative of Pakistan concerning UNODC estimates of cultivation and trafficking, he pointed out that UNODC was currently monitoring cultivation in approximately one dozen countries around the world.

Other general solutions include corners first methods or combinations of several other methods.

This was in part due to the reduction of coca bush cultivation in Colombia.

The cultivation of benevolence ( mettā bhāvanā ) is a popular form of meditation in Buddhism.

A number of representatives reported on efforts to eradicate cannabis cultivation in their countries.

Some speakers expressed concern about the increased level of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan.

However, policies to replace pastoralism with sedentary cultivation in rangelands can contribute to desertification.

Some speakers expressed concern about the increased level of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan.

CHAPTER VII TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN OLIVE CULTIVATION, OLIVE OIL EXTRACTION AND TABLE OLIVE PROCESSING

Such technical cooperation shall encompass olive cultivation, olive oil extraction and table olive processing.

Considerably more assistance needs to reach farmers directly as a disincentive for poppy cultivation.

Further, in 2005, initial illicit crop cultivation surveys were conducted for Ecuador and Venezuela.

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Data dissemination methods

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Choice of methods

Methods of elections

Methods of elections

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Success will also require more funds for reconstruction, development, and alternatives to opium poppy cultivation.

(d) Best practices disseminated on alternative development and the factors that encourage illicit crop cultivation

Quantitative methods typically involve collecting data that can then be analyzed using various statistical methods.