By El Diario: Lucio Tito’s proposal Land management must be based on potential and productive capacity Despite investment and programs allocated to the rural area to improve food production, the results have not met expectations; therefore, Lucio Tito — researcher and postgraduate professor at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA) — proposes organizing the…
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Agricultural Forum: Common Ground, Nuances, and Outstanding Debts | Foro agropecuario: coincidencias, matices y deudas
Editorial El Deber: An agricultural forum held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra once again highlighted the value of public debate spaces that allow citizens to cast informed votes. In a key electoral context for Bolivia, these kinds of events stand out for enabling producers and consumers to rigorously evaluate the proposals of those aspiring…
The Agricultural Sector Calls for Economic Policy Change to Prevent Shortages | El agro pide cambio en la política económica y evitar desabastecimiento
By El Diario: The government, instead of addressing issues affecting the national economy, such as the shortage of dollars and fuel, is moving in the opposite direction by hindering production, exports, and all activities in the production chains. These actions put the future supply of various products at risk, according to a statement from the…
Bolivia: increased poverty – aumento de la pobreza
El Diario reports: In recent years INE data update reveals increased poverty Extreme poverty increased to 12.9% and the poverty situation to 37.2% In recent years, poverty and extreme poverty have increased in the country. The update of the data on the basic food basket, carried out by the National Statistics Institute (INE) reveals this…
Alliance for employment and production – Alianza por el empleo y la producción
Jimmy Ortiz writes in El Deber: Alliance for employment and production The economic and social consequences that the Coronavirus crisis has left us, will have to be faced among all. The fall in GDP in Bolivia, by 5.9%, will be the worst in national history. The world expects a 5.2% drop, which will mean “the…
Bolivia still far from achieving food security [… evo wasted 13 years!]
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: After evo’s 13 years of an absolute control of ALL State powers, we do not have food security. After $160 billion dollars of mismanagement, waste of these extraordinary resources we face this?! Few days ago, newspapers reported that Russia is contemplating to sell grains to Bolivia, which will affect even more our…
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