Protestors in the South American country of Colombia are on the move, making their voices heard and their opinions known about the problems in the national coffee industry.

Famed the world over for its smooth coffee, Colombia has various issues which is wants to air.

And, according to estimates in the press, some 30,000 people are on the street to this end.

What do these protestors want?

They are asking their government to help out financially with the national coffee industry, an industry which is currently troubled.

Across the areas of Huila, Quindio, Tolima, Risaralda and Antioquia, demonstrators are making a stand.

So far, these protests have been relatively peaceful, although the police have called up 15,000 men.

It seems, however, that there is still disagreement between the coffee industry and the government.

A strike from the coffee growers on 26th February was described by the President as ‘inconvenient and unnecessary’ and also ‘unjust’.

He claims that Colombia is giving more direct aid than other countries.

The strikers think otherwise   they say that the subsidies are inadequate protection from the weather conditions, low international coffee prices and the soaring peso.

The National Coffee Growers Federation agrees with the stance of the coffee growers, but does not support a confrontational means of communicating with the government.