Colombia News » Putumayo News Colombia » Putumayo » Finance: Women in Putumayo turn to fish farming and away from the coca industry
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/women-in-putumayo-turn-to-fish-farming-and-away-from-the-coca-industry/
Published on: Thursday 28 November 2024
If you liked this story, share it with other people. A women-led fish farming initiative in Colombia’s Putumayo department offers an alternative to the coca economy, challenging both environmental ...
News Colombia » Putumayo » Finance: Peace Leaders in Putumayo, Colombia Bet Their Lives on Coca Crop Substitution
News channel or source: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/peace-leaders-putumayo-colombia-coca-crop-substitution/
Published on: Wednesday 01 March 2023
Community leaders in Colombia’s Putumayo department have historically supported coca substitution programs as part of peace processes aimed at resolving the country’s long-running civil conflict. But ...
News Colombia » Putumayo » Finance: Colombia’s coca substitution transformed lives, but now farmers fear return of violence
News channel or source: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/colombia/article316611331.html
Published on: Tuesday 21 July 2026
Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez, left, removes a coca plant during his visit to the coca-growing region to speak with farmers about the substitution of illicit crops, in Villagarzon ...