Colombia: Farmers in Colombia’s Troubled Northeast Agree to End Shut-Down

Nov 5, 2017 | Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
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Farmers in northeast Colombia agreed to end a shut-down of their province after the government on Sunday vowed to respect a peace agreement with Marxist FARC rebels. The farmers specifically demanded the execution of promised investments in development and the substitution of coca, the base ingredient of cocaine.