Underreported: The Price of Quinoa's Success

Update: 2012-04-05

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Quinoa has become an incredibly popular food in recent years, with prices for the whole grain tripling in the last five years. On today’s Underreported, Time writer Jean Friedman-Rudovksy talks about how the exploding market for quinoa has also created problems, including land disputes in Bolivia and environmental issues.

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Underreported: The Price of Quinoa's Success

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Underreported: The Price of Quinoa's Success

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Underreported: The Price of Quinoa's Success