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…
Among TIME’s 13 gods of food, Bolivian Sergio Nuñez de Arco is No.3!!
Kudos to Sergio Nuñez de Arco and his brother Fabricio for allowing the rest of the world to benefit from our quinoa! I welcome them to The Hall of Bolivian Fame! The 13 Gods of Food By Howard Chua-EoanNov. 07, 2013 Sometimes, a decision in the kitchen of a fancy restaurant far, far away may end up…
Higher inflation in those South American countries under “socialism”… surprised?
Hilton Heredia reports for El Deber: ECONOMY Venezuela, Bolivia and Uruguay, with higher regional inflation Venezuela reached a food inflation of 4.9%, Bolivia Uruguay 2.2% and 3.9%. The chicken has incidence Venezuela, Bolivia and Uruguay are the countries with higher levels of food inflation in the region during September [2013]. The first country reached 4.9%,…
Coca crop is slowly taking over our agricultural production…
Current ochlocracy is just unable to stop this detrimental trend… This is from El Diario, October 23, 2013: 1st woman: “mate… there is no more fruit, tomato, veggies production, everything is imported and expensive..! what are we going to eat..?” 2nd woman: “.. coca, duh! lets make coca flour, coca tea, beverages.! everything!..” So… need…
“environmental” demagogue or plain lack of understanding?
Gary Rodriguez writes in El Deber: Monoculture or ‘mono-speech’? Some people dare to make negative judgments against the agricultural sector and are given the luxury of say – with an angelic halo – about things that never were and who do not understand. Not risking their fortune, not sweating a single drop, not planting anything,…
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