Conrad Fox

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Harvesting Tattoo Ink, not Coca

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Colombian Farmers Find Alternatives to Growing Coca, the Plant Used to Make Cocaine

Environment

The United States has been helping the Colombian military fight a war on coca, the plant used to make cocaine. There are efforts to help farmers find alternatives to growing coca. Living on Earth’s Conrad Fox reports on one of these alternatives.