Instead, America would target the traffickers who back the Taliban, and then lure the impoverished Afghan opium farmers to the American side with alternative crops.

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"At this field site, we are very lucky to have two key bioenergy crops growing side-by-side, which is allowing us to make a comparison of their effects on soil carbon and greenhouse gas emissions from the soil, " he told BBC News.

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Our biggest problem with the basic viewing is the 16:9 screen ratio, which renders regular sites with extra room on each side in landscape, but crops in on the sides of sites when held vertically.

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Instead, they are diversifying their incomes by planting crops such and corn and launching side businesses such as coffee tours and shops.

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