Despite strong economic growth, Bolivia remains one of the poorest countries in South America. Poverty is concentrated in rural areas and particularly affects women.

The current development model is based on the extraction of primary resources with a significant environmental impact. The State is the central actor in the economy but invests little in family farming. Agricultural production favours stronger exports rather than local and sustainable production that would ensure food security for the population.

THE WORK OF SOS FAIM IN BOLIVIA

Since the end of the 1990s, SOS Faim has been supporting family farming and handicrafts in Bolivia in order to combat poverty and food insecurity in rural areas.

SOS Faim also supports territorial development processes in several areas of the country. They aim to strengthen farmers’ organizations and facilitate their consultation with other actors in the territory, in particular public actors, to set up participatory territorial food governance. SOS Faim also supports agroecological transition processes, and supports rural finance institutions to facilitate the financing of agroecological transition.