Quinoa should be taking over the world. This is why it isn’t

Re:Quinoa should be taking over the world. This is why it isn’t by jessaustin on Thursday July 11, 2013 @05:34PM (#6029378)

Did you miss the part where they make six times their previous income?

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Re:Quinoa should be taking over the world. This is why it isn’t by SteveGerencser on Thursday July 11, 2013 @10:00PM (#6030445)

And what about the people that used to buy it as their primary food source? Their incomes did not increase six times, just their monthly food bill.

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Re:Quinoa should be taking over the world. This is why it isn’t by DanBC on Thursday July 11, 2013 @05:41PM (#6029418)

But we have no idea what their previous income was, nor how much other sources of food cost.

It feels weird that local food is exported as a cash crop, and other food is imported.

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Re:Quinoa should be taking over the world. This is why it isn’t by reeses on Thursday July 11, 2013 @06:20PM (#6029645)

This is basic Adam Smith-David Ricardo economics.

They can grow quinoa and eat the seeds or export them and import a more diverse diet.

Even if other countries can cultivate quinoa, it may make sense for Andeans to export their quinoa and import other foods.

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Re:Quinoa should be taking over the world. This is why it isn’t by DanBC on Friday July 12, 2013 @04:23AM (#6031548)

We don't know if they make enough from exporting quinoa to import more diverse food.

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Re:Quinoa should be taking over the world. This is why it isn’t by reeses on Friday July 12, 2013 @02:02PM (#6034009)

I'm not sure I understand your point. You don't know if they can make enough from exporting quinoa to import more diverse food, so...?

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