Peasant farmers in various coca-producing areas are suffering an unexpected crisis: coca leaf and coca paste prices have dropped sharply, sales have dried up, and local communities are facing hardship. The government sees this as a potential opportunity to relaunch voluntary crop substitution programmes.
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