BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced a plan Monday to reduce coca planting in a northeastern region rattled by rebel attacks by paying farmers while they switch to legal ...

The region, home to around 55,000 hectares of coca plantations, is one of Colombia’s principal cocaine-producing areas. Petro asserted that farmers in Catatumbo would voluntarily eradicate their coca ...

The government announced to restart a crop restitution program in the northeast in of Colombia as part of a plan to attack the finances of guerrilla group ELN. The resumption of the crop substitution ...

Colombia’s President said last week that the government would pay farmers in the Catatumbo region to replace coca plantations ...

“Peace in Colombia depends on the voluntary decision of farmers who grow coca to eradicate their crops,” Petro stated during the meeting. In January, over 36,000 individuals were displaced ...

The region has approximately 55,000 hectares of coca crops and is one of Colombia's main producers of cocaine. Petro said farmers in Catatumbo will eradicate their coca plantings voluntarily and ...

FILE - Colombia President's Gustavo Petro addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) Advertisement ...