Tag: crops
Colombia and Japan to develop rice resistant to climate change
Scientists from the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) have initiated a project...
Farmers suffer after drought kills crops
Colombian farmers have suffered this week after a severe drought destroyed crops in more than 20 municipalities around the capital city of Bogota. “We lost everything, chard, lettuce and spinach, we had to give it to horses as...
Food prices on the rise due to heavy rains
The heavy rains wreaking havoc across Colombia are affecting the prices of food domestically, said President of the National Retail Federation union, Guillermo Botero. Products with short harvests such as fruits and vegetables...
‘Colombia could be world’s food basket’
Colombia has the potential to be a major food supplier for the international market according to the president of Crop Life, in an interview with Portafolio published Monday. Carlos Buzio said Colombia could play an important...
