The answer is simple: YES. According to Sven Erik Jacobsen and his research – lector at the Faculty of Life Sciences, Copenhagen University – quinoa is one of the crops destined to offer food security in the 21st century.
Another great news for the world that quinoa can grow basically anywhere:
- Quinoa can grow and produce in seawater because it has a very high salt tolerance.
- Quinoa can also grow in pure sand, under extremely dry conditions. It only needs 200mm rainfall. Mr. Jacobsen writes: “Quinoa may be a potential alternative crop for growing in drought-prone areas of Africa and Asia.”
- Quinoa also has a high degree of frost resistance (-8C for 2-4h)
The demand for organic quinoa is increasing. More and more people in the world know that quinoa is a vital part of a healthy diet.
Source:
http://www.condesan.org/memoria/quinoa/docQuinoaE.htm
http://www.quinoa.life.ku.dk/Default.aspx
Quinoa – Research and Development at the International Potato Center (CIP)
