Last week President Morales visited the World Horticultural Exhibition: Floriade in Venlo (The Netherlands). A perfect oppertunity to promote and get attention to the important Bolivian (growing) exportproduct Quinoa.
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The NOS documented an interview with SP-leader mr. Emile Roemer and the Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs, mr. Uri Rosenthal, who consultated president Morales about quinoa. Mr. Rosenthal told he and his family were favorite quinoa consumers: http://nos.nl/audio/383236-president-bolivia-wilde-floriade-zien.html
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"Quinoa is an ancestral legacy that has been cultivated for more than 7,000 years and is presented as a worthy alternative amid the current food crisis. It can achieve good yields and is very resistant to frost," Morales said, recalling his early days as a small-scale producer of quinoa in Orinoca, his birthplace. Among the properties credited to this cereal, Morales stressed the reduction of anemia and cholesterol, as well as its suitability for maintaining a balanced diet due to its high ratio of unsaturated fats.
Quinoa is the only plant food that has all the essential amino acids, trace elements and vitamins, and also has an extraordinary ability to adapt".
