This farmer wanted to quit the cocaine industry - he couldn't
Colombians who grow cocaine's raw material bemoan a lack of support to help them switch crops.
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"It's a tragedy. But when you have children and no work, what choice do you have? If no help ever arrives, you go back to growing it."
— Perea , Other
"The way it was presented to us, it seemed very promising for the development of our territory."
— Elena Hernández , Other
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Colombians who grow cocaine's raw material bemoan a lack of support to help them switch crops.
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