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                  Cocoa farming in Peru: Lasting solutions to injustice

                  What would you do if terrorists forced you to grow coca for cocaine? How would you find an alternative?

                  Lutheran World Relief is helping farmers on the border of Peru and Colombia find alternative livelihoods by growing cocoa for chocolate. Here's how.

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                  Video by Brad LaBriola, Made Known Pictures

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