Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Colombia plans to double its cultivated acreage from one million to two million hectares by 2020, according to Rubén Darío Lizarralde, the country’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Lizarralde announced the planned expansion acreage on May 8 at a roundtable discussion on new opportunities available to Colombia under its free trade agreements, including one with the United States.