The eternal potato – La papa eterna

Nicole Pinto, El Deber: Chuño: The truth behind the eternal ‘potato’ Its production can take several days, between which the feet will be used as part of the process, resulting in a food that can last up to 10 years properly stored. Chuño is an ancestral food of Andean origin, widely consumed throughout the area…

La visión del agricultor – Farmer’s vision

Rolando Morales, Página Siete: Changes in traditional agriculture The main crops of traditional agriculture continue to show low yields, although research centers report having found the appropriate technologies to increase them, even to levels higher than those of neighboring countries. Some recent events shed light on the understanding of this paradox, at the same time…

Natural Gas – Agriculture

Editorial, El Deber: Gas and agri, time to think outside the box There is a phrase widely used in recent times: think outside the box, which means leaving the traditional schemes to innovate and seek new solutions to problems. This is what the national government has to do at this time, when it is necessary…