By Brújula Digital: Cañahua curbs rural exodus in Bolivia. In the Altiplano, this resilient grain brings hope to farmers like Nico Mamani. Although its profitability is still low ($1.40 per kilo), its adaptation to the climate and nutritional value drive its cultivation. A woman handles a cañahua plant/EFE/Luis Gandarillas At more than 3,800 meters above…
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Cañahua: Grain that resists climate change | Grano que resiste al cambio climatico
Andres Rodriguez, Opinion: The Quechua engineer who rescued from oblivion the grain that resists climate change Trigidia Jiménez’s life was always linked to the field. Her contact with the earth, with the sun and nature are her thing. Her first memories of her agriculture come from her father, who passed on his love for food…
Bolivian quinoa production reaches 30,000 tons this year!
This cereal, originally from Potosi, Bolivia; its best variety is called royal quinoa (pronounced: keen-WHA), and is beginning to find more consumers worldwide. La Prensa reports today: According to official information, Bolivia produces more than 30,000 tons of this cereal, of which 50% is exported legally to the North American and European market. It is…
Grain low prices worries the Bolivian agricultural sector
El Dia reports on agricultural produce lower prices and its effects on Bolivian producers: The productive sector expressed on Friday, November 18 concern about the volatility of the prices of grains like soybeans, corn and wheat during recent months, which means losses and disincentives for farmers. Soybeans and wheat. The President of the Association of producers of…
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