Alejandra Pau reports for Pagina Siete: A young Bolivian leader at the summit on food security Agronomist Diego Moscoso Balanza proposed a permaculture design. Diego Moscoso Balanza was one of the more than 100 young people from around the world who participated in the World Agricultural Youth Summit held in Australia in August. His proposal…
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Bolivian nontraditional exports fall 33% in value
Ismael Luna reports for El Dia: Exports in the month of August Nontraditional fall 33% in value Data. Volume sales were down 15%, according to the IBCE based on the INE report. Exports of non-traditional products as of August 2015, both in agriculture with manufacturing industry as a whole were down 33% in value and…
Bolivian rice farmers are in emergency
ANF reports in Pagina Siete: Drop in prices Rice farmers are in emergency There are more than 300,000 tons harvested this year and 100,000 in deposits. The small rice farmers of the department of Santa Cruz have expressed concern that the price of food continues to decline. Since May, the kilo of rice sold between…
Bolivia’s situation regarding floods, hunger, poverty…
From ReliefWeb: Informing humanitarians worldwide. ReliefWeb has been the leading source for reliable and timely humanitarian information on global crises and disasters since 1996. Bolivia Situation Report #2, 07 September 2015 Highlights • The Government officially requested WFP to support flood-affected families in the northern Santa Cruz department. • WFP has assessed the affected area and indicated…
Santa Cruz recorded 1,756 fire hotspots
Hoybolivia.com reports: Santa Cruz recorded 1,756 fire hotspots The Secretary Office for the Environment of the Government of Santa Cruz reported on Friday [08/28/2015] that 1,756 fire hotspots were recorded in the department, on more than a dozen municipalities. “It’s fire caused by farmers who began to prepare the ground for soil preparation and recommend to maintain…
Two laws are put forward for the agricultural sector
El Deber reports: Two laws are put forward for the agricultural sector Plural Economy Commission of Deputies improves two projects. After more than a month that the government would prioritize six draft land laws, at the Agricultural Summit committed in April, the Plural Economy Commission prepares the first two standards for submission to the plenary…
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