The Same Soil: What Grows After Cocaine #colombia

From Coca Fields to Legal Futures in #Colombia In the hills of Putumayo, Colombia, the land tells two stories. For decades, coca cultivation fueled violence, illicit economies, and fear. Today, some farmers are choosing a different path. In this meditative documentary, UN News correspondent Victoria Fernandez travels to rural Colombia to meet the farmers, producers, and exporters transforming former coca-growing land into fields of sacha inchi and sugar cane. Through intimate conversations with Sandra Herrera, Doris Caicedo, Delfina Arboleda, Mao Bastidas, and exporter Christian Arias, the film explores how alternative development — supported by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) — is creating legal livelihoods and challenging the grip of transnational organized crime. Shot in the fields, processing plants, and border regions of southern Colombia, The Same Soil is a story of risk, resilience, and the fragile work of cultivating peace.