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Coca production in Colombia: Coca crop shift faces uncertain future after election

Al Jazeera English

June 18, 2026

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Across Colombia, tens of thousands of farmers have joined the government’s voluntary coca substitution programme, replacing the crop used to make cocaine with cacao, chilli peppers and other legal products. But with Colombians about to elect a new president, the future of that strategy is uncertain. Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Putumayo. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Colombia #Coca #CocaFarming #CocaSubstitution #Putumayo #ColombianElection #Cacao #RuralDevelopment #DrugPolicy #Farmers #ColombiaNews #AlJazeeraEnglish

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