Now Farmers in Peru to Grow Coffee Instead of Coca

Anti-drug strategy of Peru hinges on persuading farmers to grow coffee instead of coca - the raw material of cocaine - but low prices and plant disease are getting in the way. President Ollanta Humala's government is allocating (Dollar) 35 million to help coffee growers pay off debts and cope with "la roya," a stubborn fungus known as coffee rust. The fungus, which creates orange spots on leaves and damages the bean, has devastated coffee plantations across ...