Jhojan and Samuel qualify to the Robotics World competition

Pagina Siete reports: Jhojan Ramírez and Samuel Dorado, both 12 years old, are the youngest winners of the 2017 Bolivian Plurinational Student Olympiad (OCEPB) and will represent the country in the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) robotics competition, an event that brings together almost 20,000 teams of girls, boys and young people from more than 60…

Utilization of GMO crops could double Bolivia’s corn yields

Genetic Literacy Project reports: Utilization of GMO crops could double Bolivia’s corn yields Bolivia has been harvesting genetically modified (GM) soybeans since 2008, and its production exceeds one million hectares per year since 2012. However, it has not authorized the use of transgenic varieties in other crops. …. A recent study commissioned by several agricultural institutions points…

Breaking news: Bolivia offers Cañahua as the new Quinoa!

EFE reports via AlDia News: Is Cañahua the new Quinoa? Cañahua, a little-known Andean grain that has a higher nutritional value than quinoa, is being introduced to the international market by Bolivia. Cañahua, a little-known Andean grain that has a higher nutritional value than quinoa, is being introduced to the international market by Bolivia. “Cañahua…

… evo delivers?! This is what really changed in my Bolivia!

The slogan for this sorry individual is “evo delivers” … after eleven years of absolute control of ALL State powers, over $160 billion dollars wasted without creating a single sustainable job … he is no better than his “allies” Chavez, Maduro, Lula, Dilma, Cristina, Néstor, Correa … all of these despicable pieces of envy, arrogance…

Opposing Transgenic Foods in Bolivia

Maria Julia Jimenez reports for Slow Food: Opposing Transgenic Foods in Bolivia Like the rest of the continent and the world, Bolivia has not escaped the process of globalization that has shortened distances, brought information to the masses and turned local populations into consumers, imposing a global culture that marginalizes local identities. In tandem with…

Bolivia, far from achieving food sovereignty

An excerpt from a report made by Manuel Filomeno for Pagina Siete: Bolivia, far from achieving food sovereignty According to the economist José Gabriel Espinoza, a distinction must be made between security and food sovereignty, concepts that in many cases are used interchangeably. According to the expert, food security refers to the level of income…