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	Shan State is still the country&rsquo;s opium producing centre, accounting for 90 per cent of poppy cultivation. The drug trade is a lucrative alternative for many farmers who face difficulties with less arable land, bad roads, lack of irrigation and access to markets for their crops.</div>
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Over 12,000 hectares of poppy 'destroyed'

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Over 12,000 hectares of poppy 'destroyed'

The Ministry for Home Affairs said it has destroyed more than 12,700 hectares of poppy plantations in 2013, state media reported.

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