Farmers end strike in southwest Colombia, but remain skeptical of government
Farmers currently negotiating with the government have ended strikes in the southwest of Colombia...
Tag: agrarian reform
In last ditch effort, Santos asks for strikes to be called off
Approaching what could snowball into nation-wide strikes across different industries resembling...
‘No reason for rice strikes’: Colombia’s Agriculture Minister
Colombia’s Agriculture Minister on late Wednesday evening signed an agreement with the...
Santos scolds rural leaders for statements on FARC peace talks and Colombia’s economy
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos reprimanded rural leaders on Monday for implying that his...
New round of strikes loom for Colombia’s ‘disastrous’ agricultural sector
The prospect of another nationwide strike is looming in Colombia’s near future, as the...
Colombia’s rural, ethnic communities call for agricultural reform, human rights
“To strengthen the proposal of the people and advance in unity, we will head to the Agrarian...
Colombia govt will create ‘grand national pact’ to fix agricultural sector
Colombia’s President has announced the imminent creation of a “grand national pact” designed to...
Government and FARC negotiators reveal parts of signed agrarian reform
Nearly a month after government and FARC negotiators announced they had come to an agreement on...
Agrarian deal with FARC ‘without precedent’: Colombia business leader
A recently signed agreement on agrarian reform between Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC...
Colombia has taken most important step in peace process: UN
By signing an agrarian reform deal with the FARC, Colombia has taken the most important step in its ongoing peace process, the United Nations said Tuesday. United Nation coordinator in Colombia, Fabrizio Hochschild, said that...
Santos reveals part of undisclosed agrarian reform deal with FARC
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday disclosed four key points of a deal on agrarian...
Colombian government’s agrarian deal with FARC ‘unacceptable’: Uribe
Colombian ex-president Alvaro Uribe said Monday that an undisclosed agreement on agrarian reform signed by Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC and the government on Sunday is “unacceptable.” MORE: Colombian Government And FARC...
