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Sudan's vice-president asks Darfur's cannabis farmers to grow rice

At a public gathering in El Radoom, in South Darfur, Hasabo Mohamed Abdelrahman told farmers the climate suited rice. Police figures rank the district, an area the size of Portugal, first in Africa for cannabis, known locally as bango and often made into hashish. A recent campaign had destroyed 6,500 acres of farms and seized 50 tonnes. That July the drug office in Khartoum had called Sudan the continent's largest producer.[1][2]

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References

  1. Radio Dabanga — South Darfur farmers urged to grow rice instead of cannabis (23 November 2016)archived
  2. Radio Dabanga — South Darfur, police destroy 500 farms, seize vast cannabis haul (8 November 2017)archived

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