Quinoa : food politics and agrarian life in the Andean highlands / Linda J. Seligmann.

"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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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Seligmann, Linda J., 1954- (Author)
Other title:Food politics and agrarian life in the Andean highlands
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2023]
Series:Interpretations of culture in the new millennium.
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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.