AFP, Phys.org: Drought and frost batter vital potato crops in Bolivia by Martín SILVA Dozens of furrows lie barren in a dusty field on the Bolivian highlands. It should be replete with potato plants ready for harvest, but a deadly combination of drought and frost proved too much for the crop. Cristobal Pongo, one of…
Tag: agriculture
Cañahua: Grain that resists climate change | Grano que resiste al cambio climatico
Andres Rodriguez, Opinion: The Quechua engineer who rescued from oblivion the grain that resists climate change Trigidia Jiménez’s life was always linked to the field. Her contact with the earth, with the sun and nature are her thing. Her first memories of her agriculture come from her father, who passed on his love for food…
Not like that Mennonites, not like that! – ¡Así no menonitas, así no!
Mongabay Latam – Ivan Alejandro Paredes, El Deber: Bolivia: indigenous territories cornered by the agricultural expansion of a Mennonite community The incursion of Mennonites is reaching an intangible indigenous territory, which is San Antonio de Lomerío, the first indigenous municipality in Bolivia. The Global Forest Watch platform has detected more than 42 thousand deforestation alerts…
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…
Simplificando la agricultura – Ramiro Mamani – Simplifying agriculture
EFE, Hola News: Satiri, the invention of a young man who simplifies agriculture in Bolivia ROBOTIC BOLIVIA Quinamaya (Bolivia), Oct 27 (EFE).- Satiri, which in Aymara means to sow, is the name of a robot designed by 22-year-old Bolivian Ramiro Mamani and who channeled his knowledge to make a prototype to plow the land and…
Cinco rubros destacan en exportaciones nacionales – Five items stand out in national exports
El Diario: Minerals, soybeans and meat presented positive data until June Government ensures that its policies are working and a slight economic recovery is observed The demand for raw material from developed countries pushes prices up The foreign market improved the export of five national items, mostly commodities, led by minerals, which had a positive…
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