The ‘superfood’ fad that’s starving Bolivia

Posted on March 24, 2011 • Filed under: Agriculture, Bolivia, Social Issues

the Andes which is increasingly providing the garnish on fashionable Western dinner plates. But while demand for quinoa has given a lifeline to Bolivia’s farmers, the native population, no longer able to afford a staple of the national diet, is now facing the threat of malnutrition. Read Article

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