Producers question the Government’s decision to import genetically modified corn instead of approving biotechnology | Productores cuestionan que el Gobierno opte por importar maíz transgénico y no dé curso a la biotecnología

By Unitel, Eju.tv: The productive sector is awaiting proposals from presidential candidates, and the president of the poultry farmers’ association called it “grotesque” that the Government blocks the use of biotechnology while importing something that could be produced in Bolivia. The national productive sector criticizes the Government’s policy of importing genetically modified corn instead of…

Cañahua, the Andean grain that seeks to stop rural exodus in the Bolivian Altiplano | Cañahua, el grano andino que busca frenar el éxodo rural en el Altiplano boliviano

By Brújula Digital: Cañahua curbs rural exodus in Bolivia. In the Altiplano, this resilient grain brings hope to farmers like Nico Mamani. Although its profitability is still low ($1.40 per kilo), its adaptation to the climate and nutritional value drive its cultivation. A woman handles a cañahua plant/EFE/Luis Gandarillas At more than 3,800 meters above…

Demetrio Pérez: The Government Has No Agricultural Development Policy | Demetrio Pérez: El Gobierno no tiene una política de desarrollo agropecuario

By Omar Pereyra, El Mundo; Eju.tv: Demetrio Pérez, leader of the small-scale agricultural producers in Santa Cruz, strongly criticized the Government for lacking a clear agricultural policy. He pointed out that improvised measures are being adopted that harm both the environment and producers, such as promoting crops in unsuitable areas like the Amazon. Last week,…

“Agriculture is stagnating; we need legal security to produce” | “El agro está estancado, necesitamos seguridad jurídica para producir”

By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber; Eju.tv: Klaus Frerking: “Agriculture is stagnating; we need legal security to produce” The next president of the CAO warns that the lack of diesel, export restrictions, and the absence of biotechnology are severely impacting the sector. The Bolivian agricultural sector faces a complex outlook. Klaus Frerking, recently elected president of…