Bolivia loses 48% agriculture production annually

According to Bolivia APIA (Agricultural Suppliers Association), Bolivia annually losses 48% agricultural products due to the lack of good practices in agriculture against rodents, insects, fungi and birds, poor storage infrastructure, inadequate methods of transport, poor harvesting practices, lack of staff training and appropriate technologies in the agricultural chain, and some other reasons.

 

The loss of agricultural food on the different steps of the marketing chain and consumption was revealed by experts during the VII International Crop Life Latin America Forum, recently carried out in Quito, Ecuador. According to the President of APIA, Marcelo Traverso, this data is consistent with studies carried out by the FAO,  which referred to the loss of grains and cereals.

 

"This food waste obligates us to develop innovative technologies that strengthen preventive and good agricultural practice programs" recommended Traverso.

 

Meanwhile, Jaime Palenque (general manager of APIA), reported that the VII Forum highlighted  that "science must help in achieving more productivity in order to increase food production, since the challenge will be to feed 9 billion people who will inhabit the planet by 2050".

 

In Bolivia, according APIA, losses of agricultural fruits from production to final consumption are fluctuating between 40% and 50% annually, said Palenque. 

 

APIA ensures that, according to official estimates by FAO, Bolivia loses $53 million annually in basic farm products due to the inappropriate use of technologies.