An excerpt from a report made by Manuel Filomeno for Pagina Siete: Bolivia, far from achieving food sovereignty According to the economist José Gabriel Espinoza, a distinction must be made between security and food sovereignty, concepts that in many cases are used interchangeably. According to the expert, food security refers to the level of income…
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Beware of the incoming cold in Santa Cruz!
El Diario reports: Santa Cruz alert for possible frost Santa Cruz.- The Government of Santa Cruz through its Agrometeorology System has issued an alert bulletin that foresees that this weekend will enter a cold front, with cloudy skies and possible drizzles and in the middle of the week there will be temperatures below 0° Celsius…
Solar Tents Improve Nutrition in Highlands Villages in Bolivia
Franz Chavez writes for The Wire: Solar Tents Improve Nutrition in Highlands Villages in Bolivia The use of this alternate energy has made it possible for a larger, healthier variety of fruits and vegetables to be grown, and has proven to be an opportunity to empower women. Phuyuwasi, Bolivia: In this remote highlands valley community in central Bolivia,…
The quinoa tourist route in three producing regions is launched
MIguel Melendres reports for El Deber: The quinoa tourist route in three producing regions is launched Farmers in the departments of La Paz, Oruro and Potosí will benefit from the agreement between Boltur and the International Quinoa Center. In an unprecedented interinstitutional agreement, Bolivian Tourism (Boltur) and the International Quinoa Center (CIQ) signed this morning,…
Bolivia with $52.5 million dollars trade deficit in 10 years of potato production
ANF reports via El Deber: Bolivia with $52.5 million dollars trade deficit in 10 years of potato production During 2016, 91% of the imported volume of potatoes and their derivatives came from Peru. The purchases were mostly fresh potatoes. Including potatoes for sowing, fresh, fried, dehydrated, starch and potato flour, between 2010 and 2016, the…
Scientist Discoverer of Quinua Genome Invited to Bolivia
Prensa Latina reports: Scientist Discoverer of Quinua Genome Invited to Bolivia La Paz, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) The International Quinua Center (CIQ in Spanish) invited the U.S. scientist Eric Allen, discoverer of the quinua genome to offer an international master lectura on the cereal, informed the executive director of the institution, Edgar Solis. Allen will…
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