Colombia’s organic agriculture movement has less than a 1% share of total agricultural land in the country, making it the smallest in South America, according to a study by the Institute of…
The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) sent a shipment of 25 tons of fresh Chilean pears back to Chile after discovering it was infected by a virus.
Colombia’s striking farmers have called for a national protest in the country’s main squares to pressure the government into fulfilling deals reached with them eight months ago.
Colombia’s Ministry of Interior announced that more than 120 people have been injured as a result of recent confrontations between protesters and riot police during the ongoing nationwide agrarian strikes.
Colombia’s Agriculture Ministry and representatives of striking farmers came to an agreement on Monday on the refinancing of the outstanding debt, negotiators confirmed.
A collective of leftist organizations and representatives of ethnic minorities on Monday joined ongoing strikes carried out by farmers, miners and truckers in Colombia’s countryside.
The Colombian vice-minister of agriculture and the leaders of the nationwide agrarian strike have failed to come to an agreement as the demonstrations enter their fifth day, local media reported.
Fourteen people have been arrested and 27 policemen injured as the Colombian agrarian strikes enter day three, police said on Wednesday.
Despite agrarian strikes that are underway in Colombia since Monday, food prices have not been affected, said the country’s agriculture minister on Wednesday.