Friday, February 22, 2013

United Nations News Centre - FEATURE: Quinoa Year aims to ease food insecurity and transform the global diet

United Nations News Centre - FEATURE: Quinoa Year aims to ease food insecurity and transform the global diet: "The rapid expansion of quinoa farming in the last years has been a double-edged sword. As prices rise, farmers are more likely to sell the quinoa crops they would have consumed, sparking concerns of malnutrition. About one-third of children under the age of five in the Andean countries are already chronically malnourished, according to figures from the World Health Organization (WHO).

The change in food choices as a result of higher income is also causing some farmers to turn from traditional staples to more caloric, processed foods. The change is particular among youth who would prefer a sugary soda to a home-made drink of boiled water, sugar and quinoa flour."

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