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A recent article by Amy Booth cites our GCRF funded research. Read the original article here<\/a>‘<\/p>\n

SHINAHOTA, Bolivia — Snaking up the forested hillside behind Tom\u00e1s Inturias\u2019s barn in the tropical region of Chapare, a narrow path strewn with mossy rocks leads to a clearing. There, rows of whippy coca bushes – the base ingredient for cocaine – are basking in the sun.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can touch it if you like,\u201d he said, surveying the young plants fondly. \u201cIn another month and a half, it\u2019ll be harvested.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the past year, coca growers like Inturias had feared that Bolivia\u2019s pioneering legal coca-growing scheme – and their livelihoods – might be on the chopping block if centrist candidate Carlos Mesa became president after the October 18 election….<\/p>\n

Read more \u00a0here<\/a><\/p>\n

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