AL JAZEERA: Colombia’s aerial fumigation push fuels fear of coca conflict →

Henri lies in a hammock on his front porch with a pistol on the table beside him.

The 36-year-old coca farmer says he was forced to resume the risky business of growing the plant from which cocaine is made in order to make a living after promised government subsidies failed to materialise.

Henri, a coca farmer, stands with his hand on hip while inspecting the emerald leaves of his coca shrubs, the raw ingredient of cocaine. He worries a return to aerial spraying of glyphosate will affect the environment and the health of non-coca producing locals. Photo: Steven Grattan

Henri, a coca farmer, stands with his hand on hip while inspecting the emerald leaves of his coca shrubs, the raw ingredient of cocaine. He worries a return to aerial spraying of glyphosate will affect the environment and the health of non-coca producing locals. Photo: Steven Grattan