An Editorial from El Diario: It is necessary to restore the production of wheat Until the year 1952, year of the “national revolution”, the production of wheat in the country decreased dramatically. There were two main reasons for this: those people normally devoted to the work of agriculture, farmers decided to “reorganize” according to principles…
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A good start to engage internet to sell our ag produce
ANF reports in El Deber: Bolivian offer meat and vegetables on social networks The Coordinator of integrating indigenous and native peasant economic organizations (Cioec Bolivia), made available online, through social networks, the possibility that all people, in the country or abroad, have access to bids in matter of food, crafts and community solidarity tourism services,…
Drought wreaks havoc in Bermejo municipality
ANF reports in El Deber: Drought wreaks havoc in Bermejo municipality The sugar cane and citrus are the most affected, according to a technical report in that municipality The technicians of the National Institute of Farming and Forestry Innovation, Civil Defense, the Governor of Tarija, the Vice Ministry of water resources and technicians from the…
At last some promising economic news!
Gary Antonio Rodriguez Alvarez writes for El Deber: More clear… water! I recently read three news in the press that made me smile and do expect a better future for my country, because faith is the last thing you lose! The headline of the first note read: Bermejo sugar mill will achieve $1,300,000 more by…
Bolivian chuno and tunta [which are processed potato] have interesting properties against diabetes and overweight!
Tatiana Sanabria reports for Pagina Siete: Chuño and tunta may decrease the level of glucose in the blood Science: a group of Bolivian researchers analyzed resistant starch in 52 samples of potato, chuño [sometimes de ñ does not show, is the n with the – on top, Spanish alphabet] and tunta in two communities of…
Status of Bolivian cotton production, we need to improve fast!
We had great oportunities with Bolivian cotton until we blew it, back in the 70s… since then we go up and down… so unfortunate, so true… however, it is time to take appropriate action, for current gov to issue sound public policies that can give some certainty to private producers, and then step back as…
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