Tag: agriculture

Bolivian quinoa is ALL over the world!

… and make no mistake, Bolivian ROYAL QUINOA is the best of the varieties out there, and it can ONLY be grown in our highlands, Potosi!! other varieties are grown in neighboring countries, the USA, even China… but to my pride, OUR ROYAL QUINOA is for REAL and EXPORT! The UN, NASA are among the…

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Investment trends in Bolivia during 2014

Efrain Valera and Gary Rojas report for El Deber: EXPERTS IDENTIFIED AREAS FOR INVESTMENT Ten sectors that seduce investments for 2014 Market. Food, buying franchises, services to extractive industries, among others, open the opportunity to new capital. The chia, quinoa, wheat, sugar cane and fruits are some of the sectors seeking to attract more investments…

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We need to protect Bolivian agriculture, ergo, food security for ALL!!

Pagina Siete reports: THEY INDICATE THAT GREATER INSECURITY CAUSES Anapo notes the new law against land takeovers The producers claim that the norm also affect owners of foreign origin. The Producers Association of Oleaginous and Wheat (Anapo) questioned some of the articles of the law against the subjugation and land traffic and considered that it…

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Quinoa for export…? just the name or the actual produce??!

Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: Quinoa for export It’s been the international year of quinoa and has left, a more famous quinoa in the world, but also leaves a problematic legacy: • The price of quinoa in Bolivia is rising despite the efforts of companies to keep stocked the domestic market. • The rest…

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While bonuses are thrown away… Bolivian potato producers face bankruptcy!

ERBOL reports in La Prensa: BANKRUPT POTATO PRODUCERS Santa Cruz. The President of the Federation of vegetable and fruit growers (Fedehfrut), Nue Moron, reported yesterday [11/17/13] that Santa Cruz’s Potato farmers went bankrupt due to the low cost of the tuber in the market and by three frosts that ruined crops. He said that “the…

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