Perui: Quinoa as the main export grain which reaches 50 countries as "superfood"

Published 2021년 6월 30일

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The article celebrates Peru's National Day of Andean Grains, highlighting the country's leading position as the world's largest producer and exporter of quinoa. In 2020, quinoa sales reached $125 million to 50 countries, contributing significantly to Peru's economy and employment. The country also produces cañihua, kiwicha, and chocho, with a total production of 127,000 tons in 2020. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a 12% increase in national quinoa production. The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) is actively supporting the sector through research and promotion, and plans to host virtual conferences and face-to-face events to further promote Andean grains.

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On the National Day of Andean Grains, which is celebrated today, the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) announced that quinoa is the main export product of this category, with sales that last year reached 125 million of dollars to 50 countries in the world. Peru has celebrated the National Day of Andean Grains on June 30 for eight years, a date recognized by Ministerial Resolution 0392-2013-Midagri, which includes quinoa, cañihua, kiwicha or amaranth and chocho or tarhui, considered for their high nutritional value superfoods or superfoods. The production of the main four Andean grains generates about 5.7 million wages in the field, in addition to creating various jobs during processing, transportation, research, marketing, among other activities. In our country, more than 125,000 families obtain their income from the cultivation of Andean grains. Only in 2020, the production of the four Andean grains totaled 127,000 tons, with the regions with the highest ...

Source: AgroForumPeru