Price volatility and quinoa consumption among smallholder producers in the Andes

• Gamboa, Cindybell ^[1] ; Schuster, Monica ^[2] ; Schrevens, Eddie ^[4] ; Maertens, Miet ^[3]
  1. [1] Universidad Nacional de Trujillo

     Universidad Nacional de Trujillo

     Provincia de Trujillo, Perú

     
  2. [2] University of Antwerp

     University of Antwerp

     Arrondissement Antwerpen, Bélgica

     
  3. [3] KU Leuven

     KU Leuven

     Arrondissement Leuven, Bélgica

     
  4. [4] Division of Mechatronics, Biostatistics and Sensors, Department of Biosystems, Leuven.

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• Localización: Scientia Agropecuaria, ISSN-e 2306-6741, ISSN 2077-9917, Vol. 11, Nº. 1, 2020 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Enero-Marzo), págs. 113-125
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The recent attention to quinoa as a nutritious food is changing the way the crop is produced and consumed by smallholders in the Andes. Price spikes and increased volatility in international quinoa prices have created a concern about quinoa consumption among Andean farm-households. The farm-household theory was used to investigate how food price changes affect household consumption and production decisions. Theoretical predictions were applied to original survey data from a quinoa-producing region of Peru. Findings suggest that the global quinoa hype and consequent price spikes did not adversely affect the consumption of this nutritious food among quinoa producers.