Funding
from opium trade, the weakness and corruption of the Afghan government, the tacit support of many in Pakistan, who have no faith in the West's staying power, and the steady trickle of casualties highlight the need for a political solution.
Other agricultural production goods include timber, fertilizers, animal hides, leather, industrial chemicals (starch, sugar, alcohols and resins), fibers (cotton, wool, hemp, silk and flax), fuels (methane
from biomass, ethanol, biodiesel), cut flowers, ornamental and nursery plants, tropical fish and birds for the pet
trade, and both legal and illegal drugs (biopharmaceuticals, tobacco, marijuana,
opium, cocaine).
Ancient people
from Turkey to Egypt experimented with local substances such as blue water lily, while imports like cannabis and
opium made
from poppies spread through early international
trade networks.