Fresh Plaza reports, picture from Los Tiempos: 300 hectares of banana have been lost The department’s tropical region has been affected by heavy rains and the southern cone by droughts. According to reports, both natural phenomena have damaged almost 10 thousand hectares of cultivation: 7 thousand hectares of fruit trees have been affected in Chapare,…
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Drought, pests affect Bolivia’s main food-producing region
EFE reports for Al Dia: Of Santa Cruz’s two food-producing regions in the north and east, the latter has been hit by the worst drought in recent years. Drought and pests have wreaked havoc on crops in the Bolivian province of Santa Cruz, producer of as much as 70 percent of the country’s food….
The CAO warns that payment of the second Christmas bonus “will be fatal” for agriculture
Erbol reports for Pagina Siete: The CAO warns that payment of the double bonus “will be fatal” for agriculture There are items such as corn, whose yield per hectare is less than three tons, warned the president of the Farming Chamber of the East. The Agricultural Chamber of the East (CAO) warned that the payment…
Growing underground to avoid drought
BBC has produced a short but very interesting video, whose link you could find at the very end of this post: Growing underground to avoid drought The Altiplano in Bolivia is one of the largest and highest plateaus in the world. To protect their crops from drought, flash floods and increasing temperatures, some farmers are…
Oruro Governorate: Lake Poopó grew to more than 1,300 kilometers and it’s time to stop mining access!
The Oruro Governor must now take appropriate measures to ensure sustainable development of this lake. We knew that a source of the draining of this lake was mining activities, whereas they would be illegal or not, they should stop using this water. People complain about their way of living, they use natural resources ot the…
In Bolivia, when the water dries up, so does the economy
Glen Argan reports for National Catholic Reporter: In Bolivia, when the water dries up, so does the economy An abandoned boat lies several hundred feet from the shore of Lake Poopo in late August, testimony to the disappearance of the lake and the salt flats that remain in Llapallapani, Bolivia. Lake Poopo dried up three…
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