![](https://2c717466dc25cd7041c9-8eeda6a8ca964cf210ed223dbc947813.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/21339004-734345826-agriculture-colombia-768x512-100x67.jpeg)
Colombia’s coca substitution program failing to help farmers or slow deforestation
Colombia’s PNIS program, launched after the 2016 peace deal to offer coca growers alternative livelihoods in exchange for eradicating their crops, is failing to achieve its goals due to design, implementation and security issues. Many coca leaf growers and …