UNODC

A farmer cleans a coca crop in Cauca, Colombia, on Jan. 27, 2017.

UN reaches a deal to help rid Colombia of cocaine

Economics

The deal worth $315 million aims to wean farmers off growing coca — the plant that’s a raw material for cocaine (as well as teas and other uses) — by replacing it with alternative crops like coffee and cacao.

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