EDIBLE OILS: This project is being carried out in conjunction with the Bolivian government's Gran Chaco oil crop development project in the south. Its objective is to produce the necessary raw materials for the large-scale oil processing plant set up in the area.
過去玻國食用油亦全賴進口，外匯負擔沉重，故玻國政府與農技團共同致力謀求自給自足之道。農技團為配合玻國政府的需求，在南部 Gran Chaco 地區發展油料作物，以供應當地大規模食油加工廠所需原料，以大豆為主，花生為輔，還有向日葵、胡麻及油菜等。