Landscapes Blog

March 16, 2016

The Aynoka Landscape of Peru, where communities are protecting quinoa diversity

Lindsey HethcotePachakuti Foods Alexander WankelPachakuti Foods

Before it was on the shelves of Whole Foods, quinoa was being abandoned in most parts of the Andes as an unwanted “food of the poor.” However, the Lake Titicaca region of Peru endured as a hotspot of quinoa cultivation and diversity. Why? According to the Food and Argiculture Organization of the United Nations, quinoa “continued […] ...
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