Times are changing in the Golden Triangle, the region in Southeast Asia famous for growing poppies for heroin. Farmers are switching to coffee! Voice of America reports the some farmers drop poppies for coffee beans in this region and why. For 54-year-old farmer Long San, growing opium makes simple economic sense. He started planting poppies […]
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