Ivan Condori reports for La Razon: Wheat drops 44% and will only cover a third of the demand The national production of wheat this year will barely cover the third part of the demand. Anapo reported yesterday that this season, and for the second consecutive year, the cultivation of wheat in Bolivia fell 44% compared…
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Why is our soy production blocked? could it be just plain stupidity or is it intentional, somehow?! a 60 day permit? come on!!
J. Carlos Salinas reports from Puerto Aguirre, El Deber news: 50,000 tons of export soy in hindrance Border. Some 25 barges with grain of Bolivian soy are stranded in Puerto Aguirre. The cause is a surprising resolution of the Customs Office which paralyses foreign trade there. Scared. This is how the staff that manages…
Bolivian economy and its institutional weakening – Bolivian macroeconomics 101 – July 2012
Fundacion Milenio has released another good report, No.154 dated July 13, 2012; because os its relevance, I reproduce in its entirety: The Bolivian economy and its institutional weakening The Bolivian economy continues to enjoy an economic boom that, despite the problems that have arisen in Europe and United States, maintains high prices for our exports. This…
Bolivian intends to cultivate corn on Mars and will visit NASA
This is a very important and positive news for our beloved country! Nelfi Fernandez Reyes writes for El Deber: Ever imagined to eat corn produced on Mars? Alejandra Gutierrez Vilar (15), the ninth grade high school student at the Holy Spirit, is firmly convinced that this is possible with the use of Robotics and genetic…
What to do when birds damage agricultural crops? its happening in Santa Cruz!!
While we acknowledge that a balance between wildlife and human needs must be balanced in a sustainable way. Watching the effect thousands of pigeons have on Bolivian agricultural sector, we need to reflect. The article below and TV news say those migrating birds come to Bolivia because there is food and water for them. They…
New law in Bolivia to regulate land ownership by foreigners, January 2012
Pagina Siete reports about a new law that will affect foreigners who own agricultural land: The Government confirmed the wording of a draft law that will restrict the access and sale of land to foreigners, a proposal that emerged in the Social Summit in 2011. The Deputy Minister of lands, Edgar Valeriano, reported yesterday that…
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