Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/297056 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
Development Research Working Paper Series No. 06/2024
Publisher: 
Institute for Advanced Development Studies (INESAD), La Paz
Abstract (Translated): 
We analyze the quinoa sector situation and prospects in Bolivia, based on both secondary and primary information sources (i.e. surveys of producers and interviews to key actors). The quinoa sector has sustainability problems in production, market shares and price volatility. However, this grain - specifically the royal quinoa from the Southern Altiplano - has great potential to remain in the world market within niches that value organic or regenerative production, as well as to increase national consumption. In this regard, we believe that it is necessary to impulse the quinoa transformation with greater diversification, productive complementation and coordination between the various stakeholders. In this productive dynamics, small quinoa producers can insert themselves into the value chain, which requires the strengthening of their hard and soft skills, as well as greater technical assistance. Finally, the quinoa sector sustainability requires a comprehensive approach that includes good agricultural practices caring the environment, as well as more conscious consumption.
Subjects: 
quinoa
quinoa value chain
Bolivia
JEL: 
D29
Q11
Q19
Q59
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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