La quinua es un cereal originario de los Andes peruanos. En la época del apogeo incaico era considerada un alimento sagrado, además de ser empleada para usos medicinales. En las fiestas religiosas la quinua se ofrecía al dios Sol en una fuente de oro y cada año era el mismo Inca quien se encargaba de iniciar la siembra en una importante ceremonia.

publié le 2013en savoir plus

Quinoa offers poor communities, living in harsh environments, options to improve their livelihoods, generate income, achieve food security and enjoy better nutrition and health. The IYQ can contribute in a unique way to attain these goals.

publié le 2012en savoir plus

Quinoa is an outstanding grain for present and future generations. Due to its high nutritional value and crop characteristics, it is currently produced in at least 6 countries, and more than 70 countries are performing agronomical tests for its commercial production.

publié le 2012en savoir plus

the IYQ is expected to be a catalyst for increased production and consumption of quinoa by focusing world attention on the role of quinoa's biodiversity and nutritional value in food security and poverty eradication, in support of the Millennium Development Goals.

publié le 2012en savoir plus

The IYQ constitutes the first step in an ongoing process to focus world attention on the role that quinoa´s biodiversity and nutritional value play in providing food security and nutrition and in poverty eradication, in support of the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals including the Millennium Development Goals.

publié le 2012en savoir plus

This technical report produced by PROINPA is an updated and detailed compilation of the nutritional benefits and agricultural versatility of quinoa; the expansion of the crop to other continents and showing that it is a crop with high potential to contribute to food security in various Regions worldwide, especially in those countries where the population does not have access to protein sources or where production conditions are limited by low humidity, reduced availability of inputs, and aridity.

publié le 2011en savoir plus

Este recetario recoge la gran riqueza gastronómica que caracteriza a las comunidades de las alturas andinas de Perú y Ecuador, y que son un reflejo de su historia y su entorno. Con este producto se pretende ayudar a rescatar y a volver a dar valor al rico legado productivo, alimenticio y cultural, como una forma de contribuir a mejorar la seguridad alimentaria y el ingreso de familias indígenas, sin olvidar las lecciones aprendidas en siglos de cuidadoso trabajo.

publié le 2010en savoir plus

The quinoa is a food plant which was extensively cultivated in the Andean region by pre-Columbian cultures some 5 000 years ago and was used in the diet of the settlers both of the inter-Andean valleys. which are very cold high areas, and of the high plateaus. After maize, it has occupied the most prominent place among Andean grains.

publié le 1995en savoir plus