Quinoa

Food Politics and Agrarian Life in the Andean Highlands

By: Linda J. Seligmann

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Hardcover | 3 January 2023

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224 Pages

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Quinoa's new status as a superfood has altered the economic fortunes of Quechua farmers in the Andean highlands. Linda J. Seligmann journeys to the Huanoquite region of Peru to track the mixed blessings brought about by the surging worldwide popularity of this "exquisite grain." Focusing on how Indigenous communities have confronted globalization, Seligmann examines the influence of food politics, development initiatives, and the region's agrarian history on present-day quinoa production among Huanoquitenos. She also looks at the human stories behind these transformations, from the work of quinoa brokers to the ways Huanoquite's men and women navigate the shifts in place and power occurring in their homes and communities. Finally, Seligmann considers how the consequences of nearby mining may impact Huanoquitenos' ability to farm quinoa and thrive in their environment, and the efforts they are taking to resist these threats to their way of life.

The untold story behind the popular health food, Quinoa

illuminates how Indigenous communities have engaged with the politics and policies surrounding their production of a traditional and minor crop that became a global foodstuff.

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"Linda J. Seligmann's book brilliantly examines the role of the superfood quinoa in and on a local Andean community, exploring gender relationships, local production systems, and the communal sense of place, as these phenomena intersect with the nation state and global capitalism."--William P. Mitchell, author of Voices from the Global Margin: Confronting Poverty and Inventing New Lives in the Andes

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