Colombia pays farmers to uproot coca crops in fight against cocaine
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Colombia pays farmers to uproot coca crops in fight against cocaine
With cocaine production at an all-time high, Colombia's government is trying a new approach to its narcotics problem: paying farmers to uproot crops of coca, the drug's main ingredient.
Among the beneficiaries are Alirio Caicedo and his son Nicolas, who a decade ago planted an expanse of coca as they staked their future on the continued patronage of criminal gangs.
Today, they are uprooting the crops and hoping for the best.
