The director of the Colombian Rural Development Institute, the body in charge of restoring land to the country’s huge displaced population, resigned Tuesday. Juan Manuel Ospina allegedly left his post due to…
Better transport infrastructure is needed to enable Colombia’s rice growers to compete when the free trade agreement with the United States goes into effect, said the head of Colombia’s Rice…
Colombia’s Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo, has clarified Wednesday, that the nation’s agricultural sector is ready for the free trade agreement with the U.S. except certain sub-sectors. In an interview with W Radio…
Colombian rice and dairy farmers are on high alert for the negative effects they say free trade deals will bring to certain agricultural sectors of the country, reported Caracol Radio Monday.…
Colombian Minister of Agriculture Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar has assured rural Colombians that the government will not back away from pursuing leading paramilitaries and guerrillas responsible for mass land thefts,…
Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo has rejected accusations that the Land Restitution Law will foster unwanted occupations of land, Colombian media reported. On Wednesday, the minister released a press statement…
The president of the National Association of Colombian Coffee Exporters said the price of coffee, the highest in 34 years, is “unsustainable” as it is not reflecting the current value,…
Colombia’s Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo said that the government is examining the idea of establishing emergency air points to carry food to the cities most adversely impacted by this…
Three displaced land claimants have been killed within a 24 hour period, EFE reported Friday. Bernardo Rios Londoño, and Ever Verbel Rocha were killed on Wednesday in the departments of…