Food security versus food safety? nah! just plain governmental incompetence!

Ismael Luna reports for El Dia: Uncertainty in producers More rice enters formally and illegally This figure. According to the IBCE, 2013, until November the country imported 15 times more than in 2012. Rice producers are worried about the entry of rice from abroad by way of smuggling. Between January and November, rice import grew…

Bolivian rice loses markets…

Lidia Mamani reports for La Prensa: Bolivian rice loses markets The cause is the lack of development of a better quality product for export. Bolivia lost two international markets for rice, Chile and Brazil, as a result of the lack of development of a quality seed, said the President of the Rice National Council (ConArroz),…