Law No. 141 of 2011 - Law on the Promotion and Marketing of Chili Pepper and Peanuts

Law of the Plurinational State of Bolivia declaring the production, industrialization and commercialization of chili pepper and peanuts a national priority in regions with the corresponding productive vocation. The Law seeks to develop both value chains through modernization of primary production, protection of cultivation areas, recovery and improvement of native varieties and local and ancestral knowledge, improvements in yields and quality, irrigation systems, post-harvest improvements, processing, industrialization and commercialization of products and by-products in local, national and foreign markets. It also mandates the Executive Branch to promote international technology and experience transfer for organic chili pepper and peanut production for the benefit of producers and establishes coordination among different levels of government, communities and legally established associations to mobilize the resources required for implementation.