Quinoa from the Andes to the world

Quinoa from the Andes to the world

Quinoa from the Andes to the world

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Fact sheet about quinoa.

Español: La quinua de los Andes al mundo. 

Quinoa grows in Peru and Bolivia at 4000 meters above sea level and most of its genetic diversity rests in these countries, around Lake Titicaca. This important rising crop is raising interest in other regions, such as Africa, Asia and the Arabian peninsula. Centuries of cultivation resulted in the arousal of many quinoa varieties, whose traits make them capable to adapt to higher or lower lands and to extreme weather conditions.Quinoa is rich in protein, fiber, minerals, vitamins and fundamental fatty acids such as linoleic acid or Omega-3 acids.

Authors: GIZ and Bioversity International
Publication Years: 2013
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