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Editorial

Rein in SoO groups

IFP Bureau16 Jan 2023

IFP Editorial: Poppy cultivation fetches hard cash quickly with little effort while traditional agricultural activity requires hard work and a long process and yet the produce they get is little and not commensurate with the labour they had put in.

Editorial

Home grown drug units

IFP Bureau13 Apr 2022

IFP Editorial: The poor villagers who toil in the poppy fields, it is just another day’s work. For them, it does not matter whether it is poppy or any other crop as long as they get the wages howsoever meagre it may be.

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Opinion

The Menace of Poppy Plantation in Manipur

Sanjenbam Jugeshwor Singh11 Dec 2021

Despite the ban on poppy farming in Manipur, its cultivation is widespread. Interestingly many farmers who are dependent upon opium for earning their livelihood are not even aware of the fact that it is illegal. Their only concern is to earn enough for their well-being and their children’s education.

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