The number of hectares of Colombian land used for coca cultivation has dropped by 62% from 402 acres in 2000 to 153 acres in 2010 according to preliminary figures from the Colombian statistics agency DANE. The number of hectares...
The interior and justice minister has announced that coca production in 2010 fell by 12% and areas used for the cultivation of coca dropped by 13%, El Espectador reported Thursday. Minister German Vargas Lleras noted that there...
A southern coffee zone is emerging in the departments of Huila, Nariño, and Cauca to rival the traditional coffee growing departments of Risaralda, Quindio and Caldas, El Espectador reported Tuesday. For many years, migratory...
The number of rubber tree plantations in Colombia has increased tenfold in the past 10 years to 25,000 acres, driven by the demand from emerging economies for cars and tires, Cleveland.com published Sunday. Raul Nizo, business...
