Bolivia seeks to become the first producer of chia in the world

Chia Seed

Bolivia

Published Apr 19, 2022

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EFE / La Paz The Bolivian government is committed to turning the country into the world's leading producer of chia and is targeting China to enter that market with this product of high nutritional value. The Vice Minister of Foreign Trade of Bolivia, Benjamín Blanco, stated in an interview on the state channel Bolivia TV that the Government wants Bolivia to go from obtaining 27 million dollars from the sale of chia annually to 70 million. Blanco explained that Bolivia is currently the second largest producer of chia with 15,000 tons of production per year and that Paraguay is in first place with 30 thousand tons per year, according to a bulletin from the Vice Ministry of Communication. Between 2013 and 2015, Bolivia worked on the production of chia and managed to go from being a country that did not produce this seed to being the second producer, so positioning itself as the first world market is the next challenge. Furthermore, the authorities already have China in their sights as a potential…

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EFE / La Paz The Bolivian government is committed to making the country the leading producer of chia in the world and has China in its sights to enter that market with this product of high nutritional value. The Vice Minister of Foreign Trade of Bolivia, Benjamín Blanco, stated in an interview on the state channel Bolivia TV that the Government wants Bolivia to go from obtaining 27 million dollars from the sale of chia annually to 70 million. Blanco explained that Bolivia is currently the second largest producer of chia with 15,000 tons of production per year and that Paraguay is in first place with 30 thousand tons per year, according to a bulletin from the Vice Ministry of Communication. Between 2013 and 2015, Bolivia worked on the production of chia and managed to go from being a country that did not produce this seed to being the second producer, so positioning itself as the first world market is the next challenge. In addition, the authorities already have China in their ...

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