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Are they sure…I demand a recount… Colombia coca-growing ‘declines’ Colombian cultivation of the coca plant - used as the raw material in the production of cocaine - has fallen significantly, a UN report shows. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime said cultivation dropped by 18% in 2008, following a 27% rise in 2007. The agency said the value of the coca leaf had fallen, causing some farmers to stop growing the crop. But there was a 4% increase in coca growing in Peru, the report said, and a 9% boost in Bolivia.

Are they sure…I demand a recount…

Colombia coca-growing ‘declines’

Colombian cultivation of the coca plant - used as the raw material in the production of cocaine - has fallen significantly, a UN report shows.

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime said cultivation dropped by 18% in 2008, following a 27% rise in 2007.

The agency said the value of the coca leaf had fallen, causing some farmers to stop growing the crop.

But there was a 4% increase in coca growing in Peru, the report said, and a 9% boost in Bolivia.



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June 19, 2009, 3:56pm