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  2. Khat - Wikipedia

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    Khat (Catha edulis), also known as Bushman's tea, especially in South Africa, is a flowering plant native to eastern and southeastern Africa. [2] It has a history of cultivation originating in the Harar area (present day eastern Ethiopia) and subsequently introduced at different times to countries nearby in East Africa and Southern Arabia, most notably Yemen. [3]

  3. Cathinone - Wikipedia

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    The cultivation of khat in Yemen is a highly profitable industry for farmers. Khat plants will grow differently depending on the climate they are grown in and each one will produce different amounts of cathinone. [7] It generally grows best in coastal, hot climates. In Yemen, the khat plant is named after the region in which it is grown.

  4. Culture of Yemen - Wikipedia

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    Qat, also known as Khat (Catha edulis), is a widely cultivated plant in Yemen and is generally used for chewing. When khat juice is swallowed it produces an amphetamine-like effect. Yemenis wear traditional costumes and chew the narcotic khat-plant in the afternoons.

  5. Harar - Wikipedia

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    The region became the base for the Walashma after their return from Yemen in 1415 with ... According to Sir Richard Burton Harar is the birthplace of the khat plant. ...

  6. Yemen - Wikipedia

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    A big problem in Yemen is the cultivation of Khat (or qat), a psychoactive plant that releases a stimulant when chewed, and accounts for up to 40 percent of the water drawn from the Sana'a Basin each year, and that figure is rising.

  7. Houthis offer education to students suspended in US protest ...

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    One social media user posted a photograph of two Westerners chewing Yemen's widely-used narcotic leaf Qat. He described the scene as American students during their fifth year at Sanaa University.

  8. Economy of Yemen - Wikipedia

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    Khat cultivation in western Yemen near At Tawilah Fish market in Yemen (2013) Agriculture is the mainstay of Yemen's economy, generating more than 20 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) since 1990 (20.4 percent in 2005 according to the Central Bank of Yemen).

  9. Water supply and sanitation in Yemen - Wikipedia

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    Half of agricultural water in Yemen is used to grow khat, a narcotic that most Yemenis chew. This means that in such a water-scarce country as Yemen, where half the population is food-insecure, 45% of the water withdrawn from the ever-depleting aquifers is used to grow a narcotic that does not feed Yemenis. [5]