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Despite a 95% drop in opium farming, most Afghan households remain poor due to low yields from alternative crops and worsening drought.
A UN report released December 29, 2025, shows that despite a 95% drop in opium poppy cultivation in northern Afghanistan, 85% of farming households have not recovered lost income, with wheat and grains replacing poppy as the main crop but yielding only $770 per hectare—far less than opium.
Ongoing drought, water shortages, and irregular rainfall have worsened agricultural output, deepening poverty and food insecurity.
The UNODC warns that without urgent support for water access, credit, and markets, efforts to reduce Afghanistan’s dominance in the global opium trade—responsible for over 80% of supply—could falter, threatening broader security and development progress.
A pesar de una caída del 95% en el cultivo de opio, la mayoría de los hogares afganos siguen siendo pobres debido a los bajos rendimientos de los cultivos alternativos y al agravamiento de la sequía.