Laura Gil reports for IAEA Office of Public Information and Communication: Managing Water Resources: Bolivia Uncovers Aquifer’s Secrets With Nuclear Technology Bolivians have found ways to protect and sustainably use water from the aquifer of Purapurani — with the help of nuclear technology. Despite centuries of supplying water to the cities of El Alto and…
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Bolivian Quinoa 101: Great with caution… mostly environmental, so engage but with care!
Important analysis to carefully plan the production and trade of this exceptional cereal. Demagogue and poor planing should leave place to a well planned production to take care of the water and the soil. This is a timely advice! [for recent articles on QUINOA, please click here] Enrique Eduardo reports for Pagina Siete: The dark…
Bolivian developmental gaps, can they be avoided??!!
Alberto Bonadona in Pagina Siete: The gaps toward development In Bolivia there is still the real awareness of the gaps that separate the Bolivian society and its development. The General formulas that international officials or local economists give continues. Abound the recommendations about the need for more education, more investment, etc. etc., but does not…
Current Bolivian economic and political struggle
The following recent cartoons portray our current frustrating reality: This is from La Prensa, April 11, 2012. A big ship emulating the Titanic, is going to crash with an iceberg who has “blockades, marches, strikes” all over. A person in the Bolivian ship says “let not happen like 100 years ago, we have time to…
An interesting assessment of the Bolivian industry
Alberto Bonadona analyzes our industry, from El Deber: The national industry It is no secret that the domestic industry is emerging and, apart from what it may mean the oil sector, is highly concentrated in food products. This places, comparatively with countries undergoing industrialization, in a rudimentary stage. The first [place] of national industries, its…
Bolivian government’s or market failures?
Current Bolivian government continues with indecision and has generated unnecessary production-side uncertainty, Pagina Siete reports: Restrictions on the export of rice prepared by the Government, which led to the loss of markets, and the intervention of Emapa made that an over stocking of the product takes place, resulting in a reduction of the price, according…
