30.04.13 – Ana Chipana, from Bolivia, did not like eating quinoa when she was a girl. But this grain-like crop native to the Andes was her ticket to becoming a successful entrepreneur who has visited NASA and the United Nations.

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February 20, 2013, marked the launch of the International Year of Quinoa (IYQ) in New York. The purpose of the IYQ is to highlight the potential of the "golden grain" in reducing poverty and food insecurity while bringing recognition to the indigenous peoples of the Andes.

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28 March 2013 – This is the year of quinoa. So we learn in the new cookbook "Quinoa Revolution", a fitting source to help celebrate 2013 as quinoa's year. It explores more than 150 wonderful ways this versatile seed can be incorporated into one's diet.

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4 March 2013 – The popularity of this Andean "super food" has skyrocketed. The speed of its uptake, however, has not been without problems, highlighting the interconnections that exist in a global economy.

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20 February 2013 – The growing global demand for quinoa by health food enthusiasts isn't just raising prices for the Andean super grain and living standards among Bolivian farmers. Quinoa fever is running up aga...

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20 February 2013 – Top officials from the United Nations and the Andean community of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru today launched the ‘International Year of Quinoa’ to raise awareness of the nutritional, economic, environmental and cultural value of a food that has been traditionally cultivated for thousands of years.

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20 February 2013 – The growing global demand for quinoa by health food enthusiasts isn't just raising prices for the Andean "super grain" and living standards among Bolivian farmers. Quinoa fever is running up against physical limits.

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20 February 2013 – Peru is one of Latin America countries that has made more progress on combating hunger in recent years and quinoa has helped the country in this fight, said John Preissing, FAO representative for Peru.

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20 February 2013 – Peru's First Lady Nadine Heredia will receive the designation of Special Ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for the International Year of Quinoa 2013 on Wednesday, Feb 20.

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