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Colombia has launched parametric agricultural insurance covering 14,402 smallholder farmers across five departments.

Expo Agrofuturo 2026 returns to Bogotá with more than 350 exhibitors, connecting the agricultural sector through innovation, investment, technology, and international business opportunities.

Manufacturing and services led a modest second-quarter pickup, while mining slipped into contraction and construction kept decelerating.

Pacific warming patterns suggest a 61% chance of El Niño by July, posing significant supply chain and power price risks for Colombia.

Bancolombia's NowCast data reveals a cooling economy as construction and communications sectors face contraction in early 2026.

"An excessive minimum salary increase is a threat on two fronts. It will impact inflation as suppliers face higher costs and also further push that domestic demand."

Hughes VSAT terminals provide backup in urban areas like gas stations, ensuring communication when radio links or fiber fail.

The US may offer limited aid in Colombia’s drug war, but local soldiers, civilians, and rights workers face daily violence from armed gangs.

Coffee is the main product of this export basket and represented 21.9% in the period.

Agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry and fishing employed 3.5 million people, representing 14.8% of total national employment.