The blue dream seems to be coming true in Colombia

The South American country can become a dominant player in the global blueberry market. We recently reported on the world's largest blueberry. And now we report on the country that may soon become one of the world's most important blueberry growers. 24 percent of Colombia's population lives in rural areas, and more than 3.5 million people work directly in agriculture. In this country too, it is a challenge to find a crop that provides job opportunities and a livelihood for the locals. Now it seems that they have found the real thing: this plant is the blueberry. With the technology developed in Colombia, they can provide a living for more than six people per hectare. Blueberries can be grown in the country all year round, which enables the export market to be continuously supplied with fresh products. The history of blueberries in Colombia began about 25 years ago, when the first propagating materials arrived in the country. But the big blue dream lay dormant for more than 15 ...