Farmers that grow almost 34% of Colombia’s coca have agreed to take part in a government program to replace their illicit crops with a legal alternative, according to newspaper El Tiempo. The…
Colombia suspended a coca crop substitution pilot program after locals turned against the project, claiming the government failed to honor commitments made to coca-growing communities in a peace deal with Marxist FARC guerrillas.…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos dismissed the possibility of returning to aerial fumigation to combat the skyrocketing production of coca crops in the country. The possibility was raised by Prosecutor…
Coca growers in the south of Colombia have been on strike for almost a month, claiming the government is eradicating crops without providing substitute crops as promised. The protests have been…
Colombia’s military, FARC guerrillas and coca farmers on July 10 will begin a pilot program that seeks the destruction of coca plants, used to make cocaine, and replace them with…
In an attempt to stimulate Colombia’s coca farmers to abandon illicit crops, the United Nations has set up a system to buy and sell products from farmers taking part in crop substitution programs.