El Gobierno boliviano propone incrementar las tierras destinadas al cultivo legal de coca
El Gobierno boliviano planea ampliar la producción legal de hojas de coca, la materia prima a partir de la que se produce la cocaína, en un intento por reducir el cultivo ilegal de la planta.
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by Sophie Bjorholm Lewis
The Bolivian government plans to expand the legal production of coca leaves, the raw material from which cocaine is produced, in a bid to reduce illegal cultivation of the plants.
Since 2004, the Bolivian government has allowed coca cultivation to take place on up to 12,000 hectares of land. The government has now proposed that a further 8,000 hectares of land be designated for coca leaf production.
Bolivia, the third largest producer of cocaine in the world, originally introduced legal coca cultivation for domestic consumption due to the violence and corruption being caused by the illegal cocaine trade.
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