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

The agricultural sector excelled with coffee value added rising 31.3% and fishing and aquaculture growing 18.2%.

Rural employment hit a record high in March, up 120,000 (2.5%) from 2024, showing strength in the agricultural sector.

Agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry, and fishing employed 3.4 million Colombians in February, up 4% from the previous year, with a 14.3% national share.

Petro declared a public holiday to boost turnout for protests supporting his reforms, but low numbers and Congress resistance weakened his agenda.

Colombia's January retail sales surged 10.1% (vs. 4% expected), electronics up 50%, vehicles 23%, as manufacturing grew 1.9%.

"Papa Smurf," a fallen narco, tainted Colombian politics with illicit funds, sparking speculation about past administrations' involvement.

Coffee led Colombia's agricultural growth with a 22.5% increase, followed by other crops (8.3%) and livestock (5.6%).

Rural labor market recovers in Dec 2024 with stable 7% unemployment and employment rising to 4.9 million workers.

While campaigning for president, Gustavo Petro explicitly promised that there would be no expropriation during his term.