Mongabay Latam reports: The two food production systems that support Bolivia — family farming and agribusiness — are being hit by the worst drought in the last quarter century and one of the three worst in the last 65 years. Official data indicate that a state of emergency has been declared in 142 of Bolivia’s…
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Drought: CEPB says that lacked seriousness in decrees
ANF reports in Los Tiempos: Drought: CEPB says that lacked seriousness in decrees After nearly a month of the approval of 12 decrees issued by President Evo Morales to address the effects of drought, the Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia (CEPB) described them as “unserious” and “irrelevant”. Warned that failure to take serious action…
Hipster fad food’s journey from the mountains of Bolivia to the flatlands of Denmark
CPH Post reports: Hipster fad food’s journey from the mountains of Bolivia to the flatlands of Denmark Project testing whether quinoa can be a commercially viable enterprise in Lolland August 22nd, 2016 12:21 pm| by Christian W You wouldn’t think that a crop that grows at high elevations in the mountains of Bolivia could be…
Drought causes huge losses in several regions
ANF reports in El Deber: Drought causes huge losses in several regions In the country, 132,000 families suffer the consequences of the lack of liquid. Rodent invasion, death of animals, thousands of hectares of grassland burned, lack of water for human and animal consumption and irrigation; affected agricultural and livestock production; environmental pollution and health…
Bolivia has low consumption of vegetables
El Diario reports: Bolivia has low consumption of vegetables Every Bolivian consumes an average of 150 grams (g) of vegetables, when should eat about 400 grams to maintain their health, according to Juan Jose Estrada, coordinator of the National Vegetable Program, from the Rural Development Ministry. “Our consumption is low. Bolivia is one of the…
Diego Moscoso Balanza: A young Bolivian leader at the summit on food security
Alejandra Pau reports for Pagina Siete: A young Bolivian leader at the summit on food security Agronomist Diego Moscoso Balanza proposed a permaculture design. Diego Moscoso Balanza was one of the more than 100 young people from around the world who participated in the World Agricultural Youth Summit held in Australia in August. His proposal…
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