The US fentanyl crisis, Mexican cartels and a simple market glut have all been blamed for the price slump - but no one really knows why Noralba Galvis usually returns home to her village in the Colombian jungle with fresh supplies of rice, meat, salt and other foods stuffed into bags. But today, as the 40-year-old steps onboard a boat for the two-hour journey home along the Putumayo River, she carries just a single cardboard box. "My mother gave me these chicks," she says. "Chickens are great in...
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The Guardian - 13 Sep 2023 14:00
The US fentanyl crisis, Mexican cartels and a simple market glut have all been blamed for the price slump - but no one really knows why Noralba Galvis usually returns home to her village in the Colombian jungle with fresh supplies of rice, meat, salt and other foods stuffed into bags. But today, as the 40-year-old steps onboard a boat for the two-hour journey home along the Putumayo River, she carries just a single cardboard box. "My mother gave me these chicks," she says. "Chickens are great in...
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