Opium production in Afghanistan has fallen by a third, says a report by the United Nations.
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The fall in the harvest is being attributed to bad weather and disease, the BBC reports.
The UNODC reported that the rise in the area devoted to growing opium poppies came despite the intensification of government eradication efforts, with almost 10,000 hectares of the crop eradicated in 2012.
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The number of provinces with 'poppy-free' status remain unchanged at 17, the report added.
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