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Moroccan province destroys 1000 hectares of cannabis
African News Dimension
Friday 21 Jul 2006 Close to 1 000 hectares of cannabis grown land were destroyed in the region of the central-north town of Taounate, Morocco, part of the banned plant eradication campaign conducted by local authorities in June, a press release of the Taounate province said. The campaign was carried out in non irrigated lands of the Taounate and Rhafsaî districts, located close to the provinces of Al Hoceinma and Chefchaouen, by troops, rural police (Gendarmerie) and other law enforcement agents and relevant departments. The fight of cannabis growing is made in the prospect of making of the Taounate province a region free of the banned plant. Eight farmers were arrested during the June campaign for growing the plant, the press release adding some 770 others are wanted for the same offence. Taounate province authorities also made efforts to find alternatives to the plant in raising awareness of the dangers of the banned substance and in incepting socio-economic substitution projects. The authorities handed over some 600 000 saplings of carob, olive, almond, pomegranate, fig and plum trees to replace cannabis. The province is planning another campaign in early August and is to focus on irrigated land of the Oued Aoudour, Tafrant and Rhafsaî regions. It carried out other eradication campaigns in 2004 and 2005 that helped cut down the surface grown by 43%. More than 2 940 hectares of cannabis were destroyed during the past season, including 2 590 ha in Rafsai region and 352 ha in Taounate region. The province benefits from the Millennium Challenge Account support for tree planting, animal husbandry and irrigation. http://northafrica.andnetwork.com/index?service=direct/1/Home/recent.titleStory&sp=l45946
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