PERU DEVELOPED NEW
QUINOA
RESISTANT TO PLAGUES
BY Ermelinda
Maglione LIVING IN PERU, APRIL 13, 2018
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new type of quinoa, resistant to plagues and
drought was recently developed at the National
University of Altiplano.
According to information from Peru Reports, “Angel Mujica, a professor and scientist
at the university, stated that the new quinoa types that had been developed are
resistant to plague and tough weather conditions and could ultimately yield a
production of up to 1,250 kilograms per hectare compared to the going average
of 800 kilograms per hectare of quinoa farmed.”
This quinoa is a
result of a cross between genetically distant and closely related varieties,
and it will debut in 2019.
“Representatives
from the National University of Altiplano will help with distribution of
the seeds to farmers in Peru’s high plateau areas of Puno, which
grows an estimated 80 percent of all quinoa in the country.”, Peru Reports
informed.
After entire quinoa crop fields were lost because of
El Niño last year, this is a great solution for the producers of this grain,
which has been gaining more and more popularity worldwide.
“President Martín Vizcarra has planned increased funding for
reconstruction projects on farms and town infrastructure in the areas most
heavily affected like Piura”, you can read in Peru Reports.
PERU: LARGEST QUINOA
EXPORTER IN 2017
BY Aris Sandrea DECEMBER
26, 2017
The popular product
keeps escalating in the international market, becoming one of the favorites to
regulate digestive processes.
According to
reports, more than $USD 106 million has been made in the exportation of quinoa
this year;translated into 45,000 tons of cereal, which is 1,6% more than
what was exported during 2016.
According to the report presented by Minagri, the United
States and the European Union have become the main
buyers of quinoa, representing an average of 75% of the total exported by Peru
to the world, despite the fact that this year it has fallen to 73% due to the
presence of small but active markets, such as Canada, Australia, Brazil, Chile,
Hong Kong, Taiwan, among others.
It is worth
mentioning that exports have been promoted due to free trade agreements that
have been carried out during the last years.
Regarding production, Peru was the first quinoa
producer in 2016 with 79,269 registered tons, which represented 53.3% of the
volume of that Andean grain worldwide, followed by Bolivia and Ecuador, which
contributed to 44% and 2.7%, respectively.
In a more detailed departure, it was also mentioned that the main
production area of quinoa in Peru during the past year was Puno with 35,166
tons, which represented 44.4% of the national production followed
by Ayacucho with 21%, Apurímac with 8.1%, Arequipa with 7.8%, Cusco with 5% and
lastly, Junín with 4.8%.
Do
you like quinoa? Do you consume quinoa on a daily basis or just occasionally?
What kind of effects do you think it has?
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