This is a historic decision that will eradicate a big threat facing farmers and communities in rural areas and change their daily reality, for demining operations to be completed by 2025, there needs to be an increase in the number of civilians and members of the armed forces involved in demining.

Alvaro Jimenez

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Demining will be a long and complicated process that the government has said can be completed by 2025. Ten years is a tentative estimate but it's possible. The agreement shows there's political will from the government and FARC, this is a historic decision that will eradicate a big threat facing farmers and communities in rural areas and change their daily reality.

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The exact and real dimension of the problem is not known and precise maps are needed. Information from the FARC about where the mines are located is vital but we also need more information from local communities.

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