Colombia: Agriculture Development in Colombia Promises a Way out of Illicit Trade

Aug 8, 2018 | Michelle Begue, China Global Television Network
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Nelson Martinez lives in a region of Colombia called La Macarena, Meta. These lands were a former stronghold of the FARC guerilla group and a hotbed for narcotics trafficking and coca production. Farmers like Martinez wanted a way out of narcotics production with an agricultural product that could provide health benefits and be lucrative. That product was Sacha Inchi.