Quinoa : Food Politics and Agrarian Life in the Andean Highlands /

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"Quinoa's new status as a superfood has altered the economic fortunes of Quechua farmers in the Andean highlands. Linda Seligmann journeys to the Huanoquite region of Peru to track the mixed blessings brought about by the surging worldwide popularity of the "exquisite grain." Foc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seligmann, Linda J., 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2023]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Quinoa industry.
Quinoa.
Quechua Indians > Agriculture.
Quechua Indians > Agriculture > Peru.
Quinoa industry > Peru > Huanoquite.
Peru > Huanoquite.
Peru.
Huanoquite (Peru)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1.
  • Agrarian reform, revolution, and reversals
  • 2.
  • The power and seduction of infrastructure
  • 3.
  • Contesting development, alternative paths
  • 4.
  • The expansion of quinoa production
  • 5.
  • Food sovereignty, food security, and sustainability
  • 6.
  • To be strong and healthy
  • 7.
  • Voracious consumption.

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