A free trade pact approved by the U.S. and Colombian governments and currently awaiting ratification by U.S. Congress was poorly negotiated and could prove “disastrous” for Colombian farmers, Colombia’s Agriculture…
The Colombian Central Bank should buy dollars on the spot market to curb the peso’s appreciation, Juan Camilo Restrepo, the country’s agriculture minister, said Wednesday. Restrepo said the strong peso…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday promised to return 6 million hectares of farmland that were stolen by paramilitary groups after displacing its original owners. The President said he…
Colombian Minister for Agriculture Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar said Friday that the ministry is working on returning land seized by illegal groups to its displaced owners. “These lands need to…
El Tiempo revealed Wednesday that the administration of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe asked the Organization of American States to suspend immunity for some of its staff, so they could…
Colombia’s President-elect Juan Manuel Santos named former Treasury Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar as the minister for agriculture in his incoming government, following his meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Friday defended former Agricultural Minister Andres Felipe Arias’ subsidies scheme (AIS), following the U.S. State Department 2009 Human Rights Report’s damning criticism of the program. “AIS is…
A search is underway for a mysterious predator which has been attacking livestock in the central Colombian department of Boyaca. Concern has been mounting over the past month among rural…
Colombia’s Vice President Francisco Santos on Wednesday proposed higher taxes on unused land in order to encourage investment in the country’s agriculture, reported Colombian media. Santos explained that imposing a…