What happens with our LEGAL Chapare banana’s exports???!!

El Deber’s editorial is striking!! Bolivia is about to lose its most important LEGAL, sustainable export from Chapare…!!?? The future of Chapare The Argentine Government has just closed its borders to the entry of bananas produced in Bolivia, mainly from the Chapare, creating a political, economic and diplomatic problem that the Government of the MAS…

Bolivian hearts of palm for export!

Time for positive news! we deserve them, right? Bolivia has exported 20,400 boxes of hearts of palm to Venezuela, totalling a little over half a million dollars! This produce comes from the alternative development efforts that started in late 80’s in the Chapare, when this produce started to be “transferred to agriculturalists in the region….