Land reform: Colombia’s delicate plants

One percent of landowners control more than 80 percent of Colombia’s agricultural area. The latest figures that show the historical unequal distribution date from 2014. To finally change this, Gustavo Petro, the first left -wing Colombian president, has also been tentative. Because: The unequal access to land was considered the main cause of the decades of armed conflict, in which left -wing guerrilla groups fought on the one hand and the military and paramilitaries on the other.