
Key partners
The International Year of Quinoa is being implemented through the collaborative work of governments, UN agencies, research and development agencies, non-governmental organizations, producers associations, rural communities and indigenous peoples, academia and the private sector. The implementation of the Year has been facilitated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as its Technical Secretariat.
Lead Agency
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Partners
- Chefs against hunger
- Bioversity International
- ALADI - Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (Latin American Integration Association)
- UNRIC - United Nations Regional Information Centre
- PROINPA - Fundación PROINPA (Foundation for the Promotion and Research of Andean Products)
- CIRAD - Agricultural Research for Development
- APAARI - Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions
- GFAR - The Global Forum on Agricultural Research
- FARA - Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
- CABOLQUI - Cámara Boliviana de Exportadores de Quinua y productos orgánicos (Bolivian Chamber of Exporters of Royal Quinoa and Organic Products)
- Sierra Exportadora Perú
- INIAP -Instituto Nacional Autónomo de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (National Agricultural Research Institute)
- CFF- Crops for the Future
- PUCV - Pontíficia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Pontiff Catholic University of Valparaíso)
- FAUTAPO - Fundación FAUTAPO (Education Development Foundation)
- Asociación Wiñay Warmi
- WFO - World Farmers Organization
- Nielsen
- Slow Food International
- Latinoamericando
- Brown University
- Mississippi State University
- Duke University
- Hunger-Free Latin America and the Caribbean Initiative
Donors
Funding for IYQ implementation has been provided by:
Governments
Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID)
Private sector