Colombia: After Decades of War, Colombian Farmers Face a New Test: Peace

Jul 19, 2017 | Nicholas Casey, New York Times
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The peace deal signed late last year between the government and the main rebel group  — the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia known as FARC   — was never just about ending the Americas’ longest-running conflict. The Colombian government also sees peace as its biggest chance in decades to uproot the rebel-controlled drug trade and replace it with crops that are legal, though admittedly less lucrative.