Families in the war on drugs

Efforts to suppress the production of drugs-linked crops in Bolivia's Chapare region have taken two forms: violence and aerial fumigation to destroy drugs crops, and the promotion of alternative means of livelihood for impoverished peasant farmers.

This summary presents the key findings of a groundbreaking study of the impact of both methods on the incomes and social relationships of peasant families, and asks how they view the war on drugs and alternative development.

The text in this briefing is provided in both English and Spanish.