In Agriculture and Rural Development in Bolivia
 The camelidae sector (mainly llamas and alpacas) has great promise in Bolivia. Uniterra's partners are engaged in activities to consolidate this sector and to strengthen the development of fair trade in products derived from raising these animals. |
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 BOLIVIA IN FIGURESPopulation: 9 million (CIDA, 2004) Area: 1,099,000 km2 Gross National Income per capita: $890 US (UNICEF) Life expectancy at birth: 64 years Along with Paraguay, Bolivia is the only landlocked country in South America. It is the most geographically isolated country on the South American continent. Agriculture is an activity of primary importance for the Bolivian economy. It employs practically half of the labour force and accounts for about 15% of GDP (CIDA).
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IN THE FIELDWe offer support services to producers (production, credit, and marketing) and provide assistance to cooperatives and the agro-industry processing sector. A UNITERRA PARTNER IN BOLIVIACADER Cámara Departamental de Micro y Pequeñas Empresas Rurales de Oruro (the Oruro Departmental Chamber of Commerce for Rural Micro and Small Enterprise)CADER was founded on December 14, 2002, with the objective of becoming the key actor in the development of MSEs (micro and small enterprises) in the Department of Oruro. Its mission is to build the capacities of these businesses by providing training activities, technical assistance and the dissemination of their achievements such that MSEs become valid instruments for job creation and improving the living standards of rural families. CADER comprises 56 MSE members active in the alpaca/llama sector (and its derivative sectors), livestock for dairy production, quinoa production and vegetables. CADER is presently elaborating organizational development activities and an updated evaluation of each associate in order to be in a position to develop a member support strategy and a strategy for organizational, technical and productive capacity-building.
THE OTHER PARTNERS IN BOLIVIA
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ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTIn many countries, environmental degradation has a very negative impact on the expansion of agriculture and the sustainabledevelopment of rural populations.We support eco-tourism projects in Guatemala and Bolivia.
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