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Originally posted by pulque
Reasons given for not making a dent: Peru and Bolivia increased production of the plant, and that the process has become more efficient so that less plants are neccessary.
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What does defoliation do for the guys planting and harveting the crop? Nothing. All they do is pick up and move somewhere else. That's proved out by the increased production in other areas.
You need to reduce demand for the product, reduce the abilty to get the product to the maket, and there needs to be a viable alternative to planting and harvesting the product.
It's simplistic to think that defoliation alone will do the trick.