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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 ...
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Colombian president aims to reduce drug violence and weaken rebels by paying farmers to switch crops
The region has approximately 55,000 hectares of coca crops and is one of Colombia's main producers of cocaine. Petro said farmers in Catatumbo will eradicate their coca plantings voluntarily and ...