Colombia: Colombian Government Gives in to Agriculture Subsidies

Jun 10, 2016 | Julian Villabona, PanAm Post
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Since May 29, agrarian unemployment in Colombia has become a problem again similar to the spike of 2013. Rural and indigenous community members took to the streets occurred after an alleged failure by the national government to pay agricultural producers subsidies that had been agreed upon two years ago. According to Representative of the Council of Pueblos Jimmy Moreno, the government of Juan Manuel Santos has not completed payment of an annual COP $250 billion that was promised to indigenous and farming communities, which they had counted on for strengthening their productivity.