Colombian president aims to reduce drug violence and weaken rebels by paying farmers to switch crops
Colombian President Gustavo Petro wants to reduce coca planting in a northeastern region rattled by rebel attacks by paying ...
Colombia's president reveals initiative to replace coca with other crops
The initiative aims to eradicate 25,000 hectares of coca bushes within 140 days while maintaining military operations against ...
Colombian guerillas release 29 hostages: AFP
Twenty-eight police officers and one soldier held hostage in southwest Colombia were released Saturday, according to an ...
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Colombia to restart coca crop restitution program
The government announced to restart a crop restitution program in the northeast in of Colombia as part of a plan to attack the finances of guerrilla group ELN. The resumption of the crop substitution ...
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Colombian president aims to reduce drug violence and weaken rebels by paying farmers to switch crops
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian President Gustavo ... by rebel attacks by paying farmers while they switch to legal crops. Petro said at a cabinet meeting that his government will seek to eradicate ...