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Quinoa: An Option for Improving Rural Income in Bolivia

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  • Beatriz Muriel

    (Institute for Advanced Development Studies)

  • Tania Evia

    (Iowa State University)

Abstract

This research examines the production of quinoa as an option for improving rural incomes in the Altiplano of Bolivia; due to, on one hand, the grain is aligned perfectly to the customs and traditions of work and family of the habitants of this region, on the other hand, international demand for the product has increased substantially generating good economic opportunities and better prices. Through microsimulation is observed that in the the Southern Highlands households would benefit from the production and marketing of quinoa, and may even significantly increase these revenues (decreasing poverty levels) increasing the productivity of the land or substituting other crops by it. However, in other highland areas the grain production has a modest impact in terms of income and poverty. These differences explain why just the Southern Highlands produces a variety high demand, "la quinua real" while in other areas the other agricultural activities are relatively more profitable alternatives.

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  • Beatriz Muriel & Tania Evia, 2011. "Quinoa: An Option for Improving Rural Income in Bolivia," Development Research Working Paper Series 07/2011, Institute for Advanced Development Studies.
    • Handle: RePEc:adv:wpaper:201107
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    Keywords

    Quinua; Rural income; Altiplano; Bolivia;
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    JEL classification:

    • J39 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Other
    • Q19 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Other
    • I39 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Other

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