Politics: Colombia is trying to root out the cocaine trade, but farmers are relying on it as an 'insurance policy'

The wrapped fingers of a raspachin, a worker who collects coca leaves, are seen during the harvest on a small coca farm in Guayabero, Guaviare province, Colombia.

Production of cocaine has spiked in Colombia, and government efforts to crack down on it have been stymied.

Colombia is trying to root out the cocaine trade, but farmers are relying on it as an 'insurance policy'

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