His office said the increase in land discovered to be under cultivation came about because the survey areahad been increased, in an attempt to improve its comprehensiveness.
By augmenting the drug's surface area, Rabinowitz hadincreased its exposure to air, allowing it to quickly escape the heat and vaporize without burning.
Recent surveys in the Bourem area of Gao region found that the price of basic foodstuffs hadincreased by up to 70% as a result of the military operation, Oxfam said.
She said concerns over increased noise, pollution and disruption to the surrounding areahad not been addressed and suggested that a new runway would not be long enough to accommodate new, larger planes and would be full "within a few years".