11. Despite eradication efforts, coca cultivation remains constant in Bolivia, Colombia and Peru. 12. He said coca cultivation will be pushed into other regions, prompting clear-cutting of Amazon rain forest. 13. However, he said both studies agreed that coca cultivation is not expanding as fast as before. 14. Supporters say he did more to strengthen Bolivian democracy than any of his predecessors and his efforts to sharply reducing coca cultivation won him praise in Washington. 15. Supporters say Banzer did more to strengthen Bolivian democracy than any of his predecessors and his efforts to sharply reducing coca cultivation won him praise in Washington. 16. The briefing coincided with a visit by four governors from southern Colombian coca producing states who advocate alternative development projects as a substitute for coca cultivation. 17. They had said coca leaf cultivations were their only livelihood. 18. Peru leads the world in coca cultivation. |
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