Rural Policy Review of Colombia 2022
Rural regions in Colombia have untapped potential to boost wealth and well-being in the country. Despite remarkable economic growth over the last two decades, Colombia’s development policy needs to increase its focus on rurality, as regional inequalities remain high by OECD standards and structural challenges still prevent greater development in rural places. This report assesses trends, challenges and opportunities of rural Colombia and examines the country’s rural development policy. It offers recommendations to mobilise rural assets and improve rural well-being with a focus on: strengthening multi-government coordination and policy implementation; enhancing transport and broadband connectivity as well as accessibility to quality education and health and; improving land use management in rural Colombia.
Implementing the rural policy in Colombia
This chapter focuses on ways to improve the implementation of rural policy in Colombia. It first provides an overview of the main challenges and ongoing transformations that undermine an effective implementation of a comprehensive rural policy approach for Colombia, then it considers the current institutional setting and multi-level governance mechanisms to implement rural policies. The final section highlights five key actions that can help improve the implementation of the rural policy in Colombia.
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