Cattle farmers worried about pending cases for slash-and-burning of previous years

Hoybolivia.com reports: Cattle farmers worried about pending cases for slash-and-burning of previous years Trinidad, (ABI) .- The manager of the Beni and Pando Cattle Raising Federation, Carmelo Arteaga, said on Monday that the sector is concerned about the pending processes that exist for slash-and-burning on their farms in past years. “There are concerns about some administrative…

Livestock sector calls for law to regulate burning

El Deber reports: Livestock sector calls for law to regulate burning The livestock sector of Santa Cruz, within the framework of the sectoral congress held at Fegasacruz facilities, among other points, resolved to take steps before the Government to accede to the approval of a law that permits regularization of the fires and thus exempt…

Bolivian gov’s demagogue falls short regarding food security!

Miguel Roca reports for El Deber: The entrepreneurs do not see conditions for investment According to data from the Ministry of Economy, domestic private investment will be $1,700 million; i.e. $380 million dollars more than last year. On Tuesday [4/21/2015], President Evo Morales asked private entrepreneurs to invest $4,000 million dollars in the country, to…

A crystal clear message: ‘The government should help; not harass’

Ismael Luna reports for El Dia: Interview: Manuel Ávila Chytil expert in animal genetics ‘The government should help; not harass’ Manuel Ávila Chytil, Paraguayan, is an expert in animal genetics and director of Alta Genetics Inc., describing the success of both Paraguayan livestock meat production and exports, second within South America, describes what to do…

They feed Bolivia but are neglected by current gov?! WTH?

Juan Carlos Salinas reports for El Deber: THE GOVERNMENT ALREADY ASSIGNED $7 MILLION FOR SMALL FARMERS Livestock farmers call for fairness in resource allocation Of the $30 million dollars for large producers, no disbursements were made yet. Livestock restocking program and infrastructure improvement in Beni has two realities. The first is that for small farmers…

Bolivia loses big time with absurd irresponsible export quotas!

Current government, over the last seven years and in its self delusional way, has created state-owned enterprises which remain idle. Along that path and in a clear irresponsible way, has shown extreme hate towards capitalism and private ventures. So, they created the export quotas and are damaging, in a way they will never realize, the…