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  1. Boosting food security for Colombian farmers hit by armed conflict

    02 May 2012 10:45 BST | Comments (1)

    Annalise Romoser | Solutions for a hungry world

    Pychosocial work, protection measures and policies to formalise land rights all help farmers affected by Colombia's armed ...

  2. Women collect coffee berries in a plantation near Viota in Cundinamarca province March 2, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Miguel Gomez

    Rural women in Colombia struggle to be counted

    07 March 2012 18:10 GMT | Comments (1)

    elizabeth-meneses | International Women's Day 2012

    The contribution of rural women to Colombian society is undervalued because it is still not being shown in real statistics, ...

  3. Doce periodistas de Colombia, Paraguay, Mejico, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brasil y Uruguay participaron en el curso de 3 dias 'Informando sobre pobreza rural' en Bucaramanga, Colombia.

    Informando sobre pobreza rural en Colombia

    24 February 2012 22:15 GMT | Comments (0)

    Javier Lopez de Lerida | TrustMedia Trainers Blog

    El curso "Informando sobre pobreza rural" en Bucaramanga, organizado por el Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA)...

  4. Las malas condiciones de los caminos entorpecen el crecimiento de la producción rural en el noreste de Colombia

    24 February 2012 16:51 GMT | Comments (0)

    Rodrigo Carvalho (TV Globo - Globo News - Brasil) | TrustMedia Alumni Blog

    Cerca de cien trabajadores rurales del departamento de Santander, en el noreste de Colombia, encuentran demanda en el ...

  5. Brazil's Under-20 soccer team celebrates with their trophy at the podium after beating Portugal during their FIFA U-20 World Cup final soccer match in Bogota, August 20, 2011. REUTERS/John Vizcaino

    Sorcery, corruption and football in Colombia

    25 January 2012 12:53 GMT | Comments (0)

    anastasia-moloney | Anti-Corruption Views

    Colombians are debating whether hiring a shaman to ensure it didn't rain during last year's Under 20 FIFA World Cup was a ...

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