If the US has control of Afghanistan, why is Opium the largest cash crop?
Q. Opium remains, by far, the largest cash crop in Afghanistan. Opium production has increased steadily from 185 metric tons in 2001 to 8,200 metric tons in 2007. As a result, Afghanistan has become the world s largest opium producer, with its share of the total world supply increasing from 52 percent in 1995 to 93 percent in 2007. Quite an increase in production since the US invaded.
Asked by wooper - Fri Jul 11 16:37:23 2008 - - 15 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Because we (and our NATO allies) don't have enough troops on the ground to reign in the Taliban, and we haven't given local farmers incentive to grow alternative crops. And as a result, Taliban and Al Qaeda are swimming in cash to support their war efforts, from the drug-money of these opium crops. Here's an excellent interview with a Pakistani journalist, Ahmed Rashid, as interviewed on charlie rose, where he details the situation in Afghanistan, as related to the opium crops:
Answered by Stiffler - Fri Jul 11 16:48:55 2008
Q. Opium remains, by far, the largest cash crop in Afghanistan. Opium production has increased steadily from 185 metric tons in 2001 to 8,200 metric tons in 2007. As a result, Afghanistan has become the world s largest opium producer, with its share of the total world supply increasing from 52 percent in 1995 to 93 percent in 2007. Quite an increase in production since the US invaded.
Asked by wooper - Fri Jul 11 16:37:23 2008 - - 15 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Because we (and our NATO allies) don't have enough troops on the ground to reign in the Taliban, and we haven't given local farmers incentive to grow alternative crops. And as a result, Taliban and Al Qaeda are swimming in cash to support their war efforts, from the drug-money of these opium crops. Here's an excellent interview with a Pakistani journalist, Ahmed Rashid, as interviewed on charlie rose, where he details the situation in Afghanistan, as related to the opium crops:
Answered by Stiffler - Fri Jul 11 16:48:55 2008
Is corn the largest cash crop in America?
Q. I know Cannabis COULD be...but is corn the largest 'legal' cash crop?
Asked by my alter ego - Sat Dec 6 01:21:18 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Yes, but it's not as big as marijuana.
Answered by SDD - Sat Dec 6 01:24:26 2008
Q. I know Cannabis COULD be...but is corn the largest 'legal' cash crop?
Asked by my alter ego - Sat Dec 6 01:21:18 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Yes, but it's not as big as marijuana.
Answered by SDD - Sat Dec 6 01:24:26 2008
ATHEISTS, do you think that CHRISTMAS is becoming a CASH CROP holiday rather than about JESUS ?
Q. Because if we could stop all of the stores from selling extra merchandise around the Christmas Holidays. I think that there would be a World War III. So as you see, many of us have become spoiled. And to take that out of the equasion, not having gifts and all, would be nearly impossible. Is Christmas more of a cash crop holiday now, rather than about Jesus ? What do you think...
Asked by Zodiac Man * - Sat Dec 20 10:44:45 2008 - - 13 Answers - 0 Comments
Q. Because if we could stop all of the stores from selling extra merchandise around the Christmas Holidays. I think that there would be a World War III. So as you see, many of us have become spoiled. And to take that out of the equasion, not having gifts and all, would be nearly impossible. Is Christmas more of a cash crop holiday now, rather than about Jesus ? What do you think...
Asked by Zodiac Man * - Sat Dec 20 10:44:45 2008 - - 13 Answers - 0 Comments
What cash crop eventually led to the success of the Jamestown colony?
Q. thank you!
Asked by michaeld7594 - Wed Sep 9 17:23:07 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
Q. thank you!
Asked by michaeld7594 - Wed Sep 9 17:23:07 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
why was cotton the most important cash crop in the 1790's?
Q. Did it have anything to do with the new cotton gin?
Asked by riverstar - Thu May 29 17:53:53 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. It fed the textile mills of England that were the progenitors of the Industrial Revolution. --- River, the cotton gin increased the output of cotton plantations worldwide, especially in the the US southern states. More cotton meant cheaper prices and cotton textile mills exploded with growth. The increased demand for cotton fueled the growth of slavery in the south and exacerbated the issue of slavery in the United States. Eventually the south felt they had to secede from the Union to ensure the expansion of slavery and continue to fuel their cotton industry. The defeat of the south ended their hegenomy in cotton production.
Answered by Ice - Thu May 29 17:58:21 2008
Q. Did it have anything to do with the new cotton gin?
Asked by riverstar - Thu May 29 17:53:53 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. It fed the textile mills of England that were the progenitors of the Industrial Revolution. --- River, the cotton gin increased the output of cotton plantations worldwide, especially in the the US southern states. More cotton meant cheaper prices and cotton textile mills exploded with growth. The increased demand for cotton fueled the growth of slavery in the south and exacerbated the issue of slavery in the United States. Eventually the south felt they had to secede from the Union to ensure the expansion of slavery and continue to fuel their cotton industry. The defeat of the south ended their hegenomy in cotton production.
Answered by Ice - Thu May 29 17:58:21 2008
Was indigo a cash crop in south carolina?
Q. Was indigo a cash crop in south carolina?
Asked by Melanie P - Sat Nov 18 17:33:24 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Here is a link that should give you some history on the cash crop that indigo was in South Carolina.
Answered by Daniel G - Sat Nov 18 17:37:36 2006
Q. Was indigo a cash crop in south carolina?
Asked by Melanie P - Sat Nov 18 17:33:24 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Here is a link that should give you some history on the cash crop that indigo was in South Carolina.
Answered by Daniel G - Sat Nov 18 17:37:36 2006
What cash crop grown in Virginia was both a savior for Jamestown and a cause of conflict with the Native Ameri?
Q. What cash crop grown in Virginia was both a savior for Jamestown and a cause of conflict with the Native Ameri?
Asked by Kayla - Mon Sep 21 18:27:00 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The only one I can think of is tobacco. In 1612 that John Rolfe began growing this crop. Rolfe shunned the harsh product grown by the local Indians, Nicotiana Rustica. It would never sell in London. He obtained seeds from the coveted Nicotiana Tabacum strain then being grown in Trinidad and South America--though Spain had declared a penalty of death to anyone selling such seeds to a non-Spaniard. This link will tell you other information about tobacco and the Native Americans.
Answered by h - Mon Sep 21 22:01:51 2009
Q. What cash crop grown in Virginia was both a savior for Jamestown and a cause of conflict with the Native Ameri?
Asked by Kayla - Mon Sep 21 18:27:00 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The only one I can think of is tobacco. In 1612 that John Rolfe began growing this crop. Rolfe shunned the harsh product grown by the local Indians, Nicotiana Rustica. It would never sell in London. He obtained seeds from the coveted Nicotiana Tabacum strain then being grown in Trinidad and South America--though Spain had declared a penalty of death to anyone selling such seeds to a non-Spaniard. This link will tell you other information about tobacco and the Native Americans.
Answered by h - Mon Sep 21 22:01:51 2009
what was the basic cash crop grown in Virginia during the early years of colonization?
Q. what was the basic cash crop grown in Virginia during the early years of colonization?
Asked by ali29 - Sat Feb 17 20:13:52 2007 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Tobacco.
Answered by tonalc1 - Sat Feb 17 20:17:10 2007
Q. what was the basic cash crop grown in Virginia during the early years of colonization?
Asked by ali29 - Sat Feb 17 20:13:52 2007 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Tobacco.
Answered by tonalc1 - Sat Feb 17 20:17:10 2007
AMERICAN HISTORY - This person learned to cultivate tobacco and prosperity came because of this cash crop. He ?
Q. This person learned to cultivate tobacco and prosperity came because of this cash crop. He later married Pocahontas. King James John Smith John Rolfe Roger Williams
Asked by tony w - Fri Dec 19 22:55:30 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. John Rolfe
Answered by unknown - Fri Dec 19 23:05:03 2008
Q. This person learned to cultivate tobacco and prosperity came because of this cash crop. He later married Pocahontas. King James John Smith John Rolfe Roger Williams
Asked by tony w - Fri Dec 19 22:55:30 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. John Rolfe
Answered by unknown - Fri Dec 19 23:05:03 2008
Once marijuana becomes legalized, will it be America's number one cash crop?
Q. What's America's number 1 cash crop right now?
Asked by - - Sat Apr 5 14:04:22 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Actually bro, where did you hear that it was going to be legalized in the first place if you don't mind me asking? And if it is, I think I'm going to go blaze one up to celebrate right now!! But anywho, yeah I do think that it would the number one cash crop (if it isn't already from what I've heard).
Answered by cind427 - Mon Apr 7 01:30:17 2008
Q. What's America's number 1 cash crop right now?
Asked by - - Sat Apr 5 14:04:22 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Actually bro, where did you hear that it was going to be legalized in the first place if you don't mind me asking? And if it is, I think I'm going to go blaze one up to celebrate right now!! But anywho, yeah I do think that it would the number one cash crop (if it isn't already from what I've heard).
Answered by cind427 - Mon Apr 7 01:30:17 2008
What is the biggest cash crop in California?
Q. What is the biggest cash crop in California?
Asked by The fed up matthew - Mon Aug 31 13:04:04 2009 - - 15 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Its marijuana with an estimated $14 billion a year. not only that, marijuana is the top cash crop in the US, with a net worth of $36 billion a year. its also the top cash crop in 11 other states and one of the top 3 in 30 other states.
Answered by MastErminD - Mon Aug 31 13:14:37 2009
Q. What is the biggest cash crop in California?
Asked by The fed up matthew - Mon Aug 31 13:04:04 2009 - - 15 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Its marijuana with an estimated $14 billion a year. not only that, marijuana is the top cash crop in the US, with a net worth of $36 billion a year. its also the top cash crop in 11 other states and one of the top 3 in 30 other states.
Answered by MastErminD - Mon Aug 31 13:14:37 2009
Why doesn't America use Hemp as a cash crop?
Q. Other countries are starting to see the use of hemp in everything from clothing, paper, lotions, and building material for homes. It's faster to grow then tree's and cheaper. In the 50's hemp was given to the Native Americans in the Dakota's to grow, but then the government started the war on crime and hemp became illegal. Why? Besides the fact that the paper companies had ties to congress.
Asked by anti_sheeple - Tue Aug 21 14:48:06 2007 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments
A. because IDIOTS think HEMP is marijuana. It's just that simple. I honestly believe if they LIFTED the laws against marijuana the USA would STOP sending BILLIONS, to countries in south america. If people could grow their own nobody would buy, kills the traffic, dealers go broke and shut down. The argument against this is "well everybody will smoke pot then" which is absurd, there won't be any MORE pot smokers then there are NOW. They WON'T stop it from coming in because they get their "CUT". The DEA and law enforcement brag on the news about "catching 300 lbs before it hits the street" meanwhile the SEMI with the 40ft trailer rolls on by behind them. I say legalize , and open up the hemp market. Paper requires tree's and tree's are… [cont.]
Answered by Mr.TwoCrows - Tue Aug 21 19:55:40 2007
Q. Other countries are starting to see the use of hemp in everything from clothing, paper, lotions, and building material for homes. It's faster to grow then tree's and cheaper. In the 50's hemp was given to the Native Americans in the Dakota's to grow, but then the government started the war on crime and hemp became illegal. Why? Besides the fact that the paper companies had ties to congress.
Asked by anti_sheeple - Tue Aug 21 14:48:06 2007 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments
A. because IDIOTS think HEMP is marijuana. It's just that simple. I honestly believe if they LIFTED the laws against marijuana the USA would STOP sending BILLIONS, to countries in south america. If people could grow their own nobody would buy, kills the traffic, dealers go broke and shut down. The argument against this is "well everybody will smoke pot then" which is absurd, there won't be any MORE pot smokers then there are NOW. They WON'T stop it from coming in because they get their "CUT". The DEA and law enforcement brag on the news about "catching 300 lbs before it hits the street" meanwhile the SEMI with the 40ft trailer rolls on by behind them. I say legalize , and open up the hemp market. Paper requires tree's and tree's are… [cont.]
Answered by Mr.TwoCrows - Tue Aug 21 19:55:40 2007
What would have happened if John Ralph didn't start planting tobacco as a cash crop in early U.S.A. history??
Q. What would have happened if John Ralph didn't start planting tobacco as a cash crop in early U.S.A. history??
Asked by LALALALALALALA - Tue Jun 20 14:08:40 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. American people would have been a better lot without tobbacco and cigarettes and the life expectancy would have been great. However the development would have sufferred in Absence of high tax incidence on Tobacco...
Answered by mahabhay - Tue Jun 20 14:12:56 2006
Q. What would have happened if John Ralph didn't start planting tobacco as a cash crop in early U.S.A. history??
Asked by LALALALALALALA - Tue Jun 20 14:08:40 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. American people would have been a better lot without tobbacco and cigarettes and the life expectancy would have been great. However the development would have sufferred in Absence of high tax incidence on Tobacco...
Answered by mahabhay - Tue Jun 20 14:12:56 2006
what was the cash crop of massachusetts bay colony?
Q. cash crop of massachusetts bay colony
Asked by Ashley P - Sat Jan 27 19:27:21 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Tobacco. Read the chapter in your history textbook. It is very interesting.
Answered by Daniel L - Sat Jan 27 19:30:40 2007
Q. cash crop of massachusetts bay colony
Asked by Ashley P - Sat Jan 27 19:27:21 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Tobacco. Read the chapter in your history textbook. It is very interesting.
Answered by Daniel L - Sat Jan 27 19:30:40 2007
Whats the cash crop in Virginia?
Q. During the American Revolution period wots Viriginas cash crop??
Asked by Chase - Mon Aug 6 21:28:40 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Tabacco,
Answered by I'm bored - Mon Aug 6 21:48:46 2007
Q. During the American Revolution period wots Viriginas cash crop??
Asked by Chase - Mon Aug 6 21:28:40 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Tabacco,
Answered by I'm bored - Mon Aug 6 21:48:46 2007
how did the south's emphasis on cash crop affect its agriculture development?
Q. how did the south's emphasis on cash crop affect its agriculture development?
Asked by cory w - Sun Oct 12 22:41:05 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The southern states focused on cash crops such as cotton and tobacco thereby both expanding and limiting its agricultural development. It opened the door for advancements such as the cotton gin, which allowed the South to increase production exponentially, and other harvesting devices, but the South held a limited view on change. They had what worked and stuck with it. Thus, their industry suffered, though I know you weren't asking about the South's industrialization, or lack thereof.
Answered by Kay - Sun Oct 12 22:56:01 2008
Q. how did the south's emphasis on cash crop affect its agriculture development?
Asked by cory w - Sun Oct 12 22:41:05 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The southern states focused on cash crops such as cotton and tobacco thereby both expanding and limiting its agricultural development. It opened the door for advancements such as the cotton gin, which allowed the South to increase production exponentially, and other harvesting devices, but the South held a limited view on change. They had what worked and stuck with it. Thus, their industry suffered, though I know you weren't asking about the South's industrialization, or lack thereof.
Answered by Kay - Sun Oct 12 22:56:01 2008
True or false. in 1740, the economy of South Carolina was based on the cash crop of cotton?
Q. True or false. in 1740, the economy of South Carolina was based on the cash crop of cotton?
Asked by leadmetoperfection - Mon Jun 23 23:00:44 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. False... South Carolina's Economy was Based on the Cash Crop of Rice, Although we should not forget the Indigo Plants That were used to produce Indigo Dye that was used in Textile Trades Therefore Making it 2nd to Rice as the Two Staples of Economic Cash Crops in South Carolina From 1740 to the Revolutionary War.
Answered by brigitte c - Mon Jun 23 23:29:30 2008
Q. True or false. in 1740, the economy of South Carolina was based on the cash crop of cotton?
Asked by leadmetoperfection - Mon Jun 23 23:00:44 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. False... South Carolina's Economy was Based on the Cash Crop of Rice, Although we should not forget the Indigo Plants That were used to produce Indigo Dye that was used in Textile Trades Therefore Making it 2nd to Rice as the Two Staples of Economic Cash Crops in South Carolina From 1740 to the Revolutionary War.
Answered by brigitte c - Mon Jun 23 23:29:30 2008
what was the main cash crop in the south?
Q. this is for Texas history
Asked by Nene S - Mon May 15 19:03:34 2006 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Look here.
Answered by Naomi - Mon May 15 19:04:33 2006
Q. this is for Texas history
Asked by Nene S - Mon May 15 19:03:34 2006 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Look here.
Answered by Naomi - Mon May 15 19:04:33 2006
Did anyone else see the ticker on GMA this am saying that our number one cash crop in the US is marajuana?
Q. They said 36 billion last year. Do you guys think that the pro war on drugs lawmakers will get a clue that the prohibition of vices without victims is not working and that it will never work? Have we forgotten how the prohibition of alcohol gave rise to crime? If we are going to pick and choose then we should at least pick something better for our bodies and minds than alcohol and tabacco. What do you think?
Asked by bess - Tue Dec 19 16:46:15 2006 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Cannabis is only so expensive because of prohibition. Make it legal and it would quickly be the lowest earning cash crop. Too many people are making money on this "war" to give up their careers on both sides. The reason it is so popular is that so many people see through the hype and know that it is relatively harmless and actually has some benefits. The only ones that really believe that it is harmful are people that never even tried it.
Answered by fulviabruni - Tue Dec 19 18:31:20 2006
Q. They said 36 billion last year. Do you guys think that the pro war on drugs lawmakers will get a clue that the prohibition of vices without victims is not working and that it will never work? Have we forgotten how the prohibition of alcohol gave rise to crime? If we are going to pick and choose then we should at least pick something better for our bodies and minds than alcohol and tabacco. What do you think?
Asked by bess - Tue Dec 19 16:46:15 2006 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Cannabis is only so expensive because of prohibition. Make it legal and it would quickly be the lowest earning cash crop. Too many people are making money on this "war" to give up their careers on both sides. The reason it is so popular is that so many people see through the hype and know that it is relatively harmless and actually has some benefits. The only ones that really believe that it is harmful are people that never even tried it.
Answered by fulviabruni - Tue Dec 19 18:31:20 2006
what is the number one cash crop in Picardie?
Q. what is the number one cash crop in Picardie?
Asked by Sinniest angel of the abyss - Mon Feb 22 21:03:27 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Sugarbeets! 37% of the nation's total is grown in the region. The industry was started by Napoleon I in direct rivalry to England's control of sugar from annexed French islands in the carribean. Ironically, in making the region rich through the 19th century, it ruined sugar farming forever in the carribean. Maybe biofuels will be of some help to them. Cheers!
Answered by Abyss Child X - Tue Feb 23 08:41:04 2010
Q. what is the number one cash crop in Picardie?
Asked by Sinniest angel of the abyss - Mon Feb 22 21:03:27 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Sugarbeets! 37% of the nation's total is grown in the region. The industry was started by Napoleon I in direct rivalry to England's control of sugar from annexed French islands in the carribean. Ironically, in making the region rich through the 19th century, it ruined sugar farming forever in the carribean. Maybe biofuels will be of some help to them. Cheers!
Answered by Abyss Child X - Tue Feb 23 08:41:04 2010
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