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Interview

Rafael Mejía López, President, Colombia Commodities Exchange: Interview
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Interview: Rafael Mejía López What is Colombia’s strategy in terms of boosting fruit and vegetable exports? RAFAEL MEJÍA LOPEZ: Even before the negotiations and signing of trade agreements that brought greater economic integration, Colombia had been talking about the importance of diversifying its agricultural exports and the need to seize dynamic markets through agro-industrial products. The…

Analysis

Fruit drives growth in Colombia's agriculture sector
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With the agriculture sector seeking ways to boost production and increase output, many eyes are on Colombia’s fruit sector, which has the potential to deliver big returns to the industry. In Latin American, Colombia is the country with the third-largest area of planted land for only fruits and vegetables at 921,000 ha, after Brazil and Mexico. However, in terms of production volume it ranks…

Overview

Peace deal and agro-industry development allow Colombia to realise its agricultural potential
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Poised to grow at an exponential rate in the following years, Colombia’s agriculture sector will be the first to see the benefits of the signing of a historic peace agreement between the government and FARC, a guerilla group that has waged armed conflict in the country for more than half a century. Land, affected by inequality in both distribution and ownership and its impact on rural activity,…

Country Report

The Report: Colombia 2017
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With oil accounting for roughly half of Colombia’s total exports, Latin America’s fourth-largest economy is feeling the effects of lower international oil prices. The negative impact of lower prices was nonetheless offset by positive performances by the retail, agriculture and financial services sectors, ensuring continued growth in 2015. Higher growth is expected in 2016 and beyond, driven in

Economic News

Presión sobre el sector cafetero colombiano
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In English El aumento de los costos y las condiciones climáticas adversas están erosionando la calidad de las cosechas y las ganancias de la industria cafetera colombiana. Por ello, se ha establecido un nuevo fondo gubernamental para apoyar a agricultores locales para revertir los efectos recientes del fenómeno El Niño. Las proyecciones hechas por la Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia…

Interview

Rafael Mejía López, President, Colombian Agriculture Association (SAC): Interview
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Interview:Rafael Mejía López How will Colombia’s internationalisation policy affect the future agricultural trade balance? RAFAEL MEJÍA LÓPEZ:The sector grew 2.3% in 2014, exporting $7.26bn and importing $6.24bn worth of goods. In value terms, exports grew 10.3%, which is translated into 13% more in exported tonnes. Regarding imports, we also grew 2% in value and 4.5% in imported…

Analysis

Addressing concerns of small and large farming in Colombia
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Like several Latin American countries, Colombia has endured a long-standing political battle over landownership, where progress has been slow. Reform in Colombia is complicated by the continuing internal conflict, the wide-scale displacement of campesinos (small-scale farmers), a lack of documentation for historical landownership and powerful landholding individuals and associations. A key demand of…

Overview

Social and economic reforms breathe life into Colombia agriculture
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The tides of Colombia’s agricultural sector, which for years lagged behind neighbouring countries due to landownership restrictions and underdeveloped transport infrastructure, have fast been changing. As of early 2016, several key reforms and progressive measures were beginning to allow investment to flow to the Colombian countryside. A forthcoming peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces…

Country Report

The Report: Colombia 2016
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The drop in commodity prices, particularly gold, has created real challenges for the government and private players in Colombia’s mining industry. However, the good news is that it could be one of the first countries to benefit from an expected 2016 rebound in the global price for coal. Gold production also rose 7.7% to 519,472 oz in the third quarter of 2015.

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The Report: Colombia 2016: Agriculture
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The tides of Colombia’s agricultural sector, which for years lagged behind neighboring countries due to landownership restrictions and underdeveloped transport infrastructure, have fast been changing. As of early 2016, several key reforms and progressive measures were beginning to allow investment to flow to the Colombian countryside. The sector expanded by 3% year-on-year in the first three quarters…

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