Bolivia to Invest 40 Million in Local Food Production

[Judi Lynn]

Bolivia to Invest 40 Million in Local Food Production


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The Bolivian government seeks to make the country totally self-sufficient when it comes to food. | Photo: Reuters

Published 26 March 2016
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The Andean country seeks to be the sole producer of its own food by 2020, which means supporting small and medium farmers, says government.



The Bolivian government will invest over 40 million dollars in local food production in order to ensure the nation's food sovereignty, according to the Public Institute for Food Sovereignty, or Ipdsa.

Director of Ipdsa, Hilarion Callisaya, announced Friday that food production increased last year by 25 percent from 2014, while this year the goal is to repeat this growth.

The mission, according to Ipdsa, is to ensure that the country does not import any more food by 2020 and that the Andean-Amazon nation is the total and only producer of its own food.

Callisaya explained that for this plan to work, Ipdsa will promote small and medium sized farmers by facilitating the acquisition of technological equipment and the provision of seeds, in order to lower production costs and increase the yield per hectare.

More:
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Bolivia-to-Invest-40-Million-in-Local-Food-Production-20160326-0035.html

The farmer in the photo is outstanding in his field.

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[MADem]

1. That's a good idea. Wish we would do more of that here, with small/medium farms, too. nt