14. The eradication of illicit crops is a basic tool to reduce illicit cultivation.

The eradication of illicit crops is a basic tool used to reduce illicit cultivation.

Activities were, in general, implemented according to schedule, and cultivation of illicit crops was reduced.

Except in the case of green gram, the cultivation of all crops including paddy is decreasing.

The cultivation of illicit drug crops remains a serious impediment to the sustainable development of some countries.

It was only the enforcement measures of the Government that had prevented further cultivation of illicit crops.

The cultivation of different energy crops will in future enrich crop rotation and hence improve plant diversity.

The methodology used for assessing the extent of cultivation of illicit crops will be adapted to local circumstances.

10. Calls upon States in which cultivation and production of illicit drug crops occur to establish or reinforce, where appropriate, national mechanisms to monitor and verify illicit crops

Similarly, alternative development should be seen as an essential tool for reducing poverty and eliminating the illicit cultivation of narcotic crops.

5. Another issue of particular concern to member States of the Subcommission was the substitution of alternative crops for opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan.

Further advances in international coordination and standardization of the collection, storage and retrieval of information on the cultivation of illicit crops will take place.

That will be done through a harmonized methodology for collection of data on illicit cultivation and a subregional methodology for continuous monitoring of crops.

The Illicit Crop Monitoring Programme assists the international community and Governments concerned in monitoring the extent and evolution of the illicit cultivation of narcotic crops.

UNDCP was commended for its sustained commitment to alternative development as an essential tool for the reduction and elimination of illicit cultivation of narcotic crops.

The UNODC Illicit Crop Monitoring Programme assists the international community and Governments concerned in monitoring the extent and evolution of the illicit cultivation of narcotic crops.

The main countries affected by illicit opium poppy and coca bush cultivation continued to make good progress towards the reduction and elimination of illicit crops.

Trade offs have been made in the case of the increased extent of soybean monoculture cultivation, influencing such factors as the cultivation of other crops, the use of water resources, the amount of land available for grazing, and the ability to support tourism.

Although it had managed to eliminate illicit crops completely in 1993, it would continue to be vigilant in order to prevent renewed cultivation.

Furthermore, the dry spell poses a threat to the cultivation of long cycle crops and the availability of water for both people and livestock in many regions.

It had extended support for development programmes in Asia and Latin America in the hope of reducing the cultivation of crops from which such drugs were extracted.

(d) To channel technical cooperation, at the earliest possible stage, towards national capacity building to counter the illicit cultivation of narcotic crops, trafficking and drug abuse.

The General Assembly urged States in which illicit cultivation of drug crops (the opium poppy, the coca bush or the cannabis plant) existed to develop national strategies for the reduction and elimination of illicit crops and to develop and implement national plans for alternative development.

(i) The main agricultural subsectors having an impact on food security and exports (main crops, livestock, tree and olive cultivation, market gardening, fishing and fish farming)

The first objective of the subprogramme is to provide to governments useful and reliable data, information and knowledge on the nature, patterns and trends in the cultivation of illicit crops.

Those strategies entail the cultivation of economically viable crops, and are usually supported by measures to improve transport and communication infrastructure, social services and activities to develop agricultural marketing opportunities.

With a view to developing a common policy for bilateral and multilateral donors, UNDCP will give more attention to advocating alternative development as a means of reducing the cultivation of illicit crops.

In fact, opponents often assert that commercial cultivation of GM crops has been a disappointment, because it has offered little direct benefit to consumers. But many advantages have already been realized.

But they might also adopt such strategies as reducing agricultural areas under cultivation or switching to less labour intensive but less nutritious crops, thus affecting the food security of the household.

25. Some Governments have reported adopting strategies of rural or alternative development to combat the illicit cultivation of narcotic plants. Those strategies entail the cultivation of economically viable crops and are, in most cases, supported by measures to improve transport and communication infrastructure, social services and activities to develop agricultural marketing opportunities.

The alternative development concept as a valid tool for both the drug control and the economic development strategies in those countries most affected by the problem of cultivation of illicit crops will be implemented.

The adoption of measures such as intensive cultivation, utilization of quality seeds, application of new and improved methods of cultivation and treatment of various crops, the use of more appropriate agricultural machinery and technology, combined with the provision of more credit for agriculture, had contributed to the rapid development of the sector in a short period.

5. Nearly five years after effective clamping down of activities by Lebanese law enforcement agencies, Lebanon appears to have won the fight against illicit crops cultivation (Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 1997).

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The percentage of States that have adopted national plans or programmes to reduce and eliminate the cultivation of illicit crops is also growing and more States have included alternative development measures in those plans or programmes.

The percentage of States that have adopted national plans or programmes to reduce and eliminate the cultivation of illicit crops is also growing, and more States have included alternative development measures in those plans or programmes.

Specific collaborative activities include the monitoring of illicit cultivation in the Beqa apos a valley in Lebanon, and the identification of agro forestry cash crops to replace coca bush in parts of the Chapare area in Bolivia.

Also deeply concerned about the rising illicit cultivation of narcotic crops and illicit production of and trafficking in drugs, which pose the main threat to the political, economic, social and cultural structure and stability of the region,

Also deeply concerned about the rising illicit cultivation of narcotic crops and illicit production of and trafficking in drugs, which pose the main threat to the political, economic, social and cultural structure and stability of the region,

quot Also deeply concerned about the rising illicit cultivation of narcotic crops and illicit production of and trafficking in drugs, which pose the main threat to the political, economic, social and cultural structure and stability of the region,

Current technological developments for the assessment of illicit crops still rely heavily on ground data, and ground surveys will therefore continue to be the main basis for illicit cultivation assessments in the short and medium term.

22. In 1997 and thus far in 1998, the embargo also significantly damaged imports in other sectors related to food production, such as fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides for the cultivation of sugar cane and other crops.

Elimination of illicit crops ... ...

Although they officially oppose the production and use of narcotics and have issued decrees banning poppy cultivation, representatives of the Taliban authorities told the Special Rapporteur that it was difficult to encourage farmers to produce other cash crops.

That plane's dusting crops where there ain't no crops.