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A case study of the FARC peace agreement impact on land markets in Caquetá, Colombia

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Moreno, M.; Buritica, A.; Pierce, D.; Gonzalez, C.; Castro, A. (2024) A case study of the FARC peace agreement impact on land markets in Caquetá, Colombia. Cali (Colombia) Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture. 1 p.

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  • How do peace agreements influence land markets in post-conflict zones? Despite extensive research on armed conflict, little is known about the effects of peace agreements on land transactions. This study addresses that gap by exploring rural land markets in Caquetá, Colombia, following the FARC peace agreement.

  • While there is extensive literature on armed conflict, evidence on the effects of peace agreements on post-conflict land transactions remains limited.

  • This research pioneers the use of Certificates of Tradition and Liberty (CTL), legal documents that compile agricultural land transaction data.

  • Caquetá is a department historically affected by the armed conflict, which is a determinant of extensive cattle ranching as an economic activity in the region.

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