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Colombia to focus on fighting deforestation, tracing cattle: minister

Reuters — Colombia will focus on combating deforestation, exerting greater control over the cattle industry and will also propose cancelling external debt in exchange for conserving the environment, Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said recently. Deforestation in Colombia rose 1.5 per cent in 2021 to 174,103 hectares (430,218 acres), of which 112,899 were in the country’s

Heavy Rains To Increase Colombia Inflation

Strong rains flooding agricultural land and washing away roads in Colombia will increase inflation but not so much as to change consumer price targets, officials said Dec. 6. Bad weather has affected commodity-producing countries worldwide, from rains stalling the wheat harvest in Australia to dry spells in some of Argentina’s soy-growing areas and oil refinery