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.
Strengths and challenges in the rural development of Colombia
The chapter provides an overview of the main economic, social and environmental trends in Colombian rural regions, setting the basis for policy recommendations in the following chapters. It first revises the classification of rurality in Colombia vis-à-vis the OECD territorial methodology. It then examines the national context under which rural development is taking place, and outlines the main economic and demographic patterns of Colombian rural regions. Finally, it analyses different drivers of well-being for rural regions.
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