Damage is done by 'bad aim' spraying illicit crops .

Damage is done by 'bad aim' spraying illicit crops .
Friday, 23 November 2012 11:28 Joey O'Gorman

Poison is sprayed on Illicit crops with "bad aim" admitted Minsiter of Agriculture Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar during a meeting with farmers in the western department of Nariño, reported Radio Caracol Friday.

Restrepo confirmed that a good deal of damage is done due to the lack of accuracy and marksmanship of the planes charged with eradication of coca crops.

"I have said that this business, with the subcontracts of the American contractors for fumigation suffers from poor aerial aim, and the poison is often discharged where there are no illicit crops, and therefore affects legal cultivations and discourages the honest farmer," said Restrepo at the meeting in Tumaco, a hotbed of guerrilla activity and illicit drug cultivation.

"We have to look at this aerial fumigation very carefully. We the ministry for agriculture, have conveyed our concerns to Bogota because this is an ongoing worry for many farmers," said the minister.

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