Coca production in Colombia: Coca crop shift faces uncertain future after election
Jun 19, 2026 #AlJazeeraEnglish #Coca #Cacao
Across Colombia, tens of thousands of farmers have joined the government’s voluntary coca substit
Jun 19, 2026 #AlJazeeraEnglish #Coca #Cacao
Across Colombia, tens of thousands of farmers have joined the government’s voluntary coca substitution programme, replacing the crop used to make cocaine with cacao, chilli peppers and other legal products. But with Colombians about to elect a new president, the future of that strategy is uncertain.
Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Putumayo.
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