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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureBhutan: Quinoa
One Country One Priority Product - Market Intelligence Series, Asia and the Pacific
2025Also available in:
No results found.Bhutan’s quinoa exports are minimal, with only 0.01% of the global market share in 2023, limited to India and Bangladesh. Although cultivation began in 2015, production has declined due to low demand and limited infrastructure. However, Bhutan has strong potential to expand exports through targeted incentives, improved processing, and the adoption of Geographical Indications (GI) to access premium markets. With quinoa prioritized in the 13th Five Year Plan, strategic investments can help Bhutan strengthen its position in the global quinoa value chain. -
Book (stand-alone)General interest bookQuinoa in the Kitchen 2013
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Slow Food and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have a shared vision of a sustainable world free from hunger and that safeguards biodiversity for future generations. The collaboration between FAO and Slow Food originates from our common goals and our mutual interest to promote the wealth of local gastronomic traditions in defence of food biodiversity and in support of smallholder farmers and producers. Our common goals are reflected today in a number of shared initiatives. This book - published during 2013, the International Year of Quinoa - has the objective of promoting knowledge about quinoa and its use as an important step contributing towards freedom from hunger and malnutrition. Central to the process is gastronomy itself and the idea that this holistic, multidisciplinary science, which encompasses everything from agriculture to history, from economics to anthropology, from botany to culinary art, can be a liberating f orce for the communities most hit by malnutrition. Ancestral traditions and the protection of biodiversity through work in the fields and use in the kitchen, as in the case of quinoa, can contribute to liberating many people in the world from conditions of food insecurity. From this point of view, Latin America, where quinoa originated and grows best, is proving an interesting testing ground. Today, a new generation of high-profile chefs are rediscovering the forgotten food produ cts of local rural communities and bringing them to the attention of world gastronomy critics. Quinoa is just one of the food products leading this new wave, and maybe the most important: a symbol of a renaissance that is building a gastronomic identity for the peoples of Latin America, a way for them to stand up for themselves. All we have to do is support this movement and demonstrate through knowledge of food products and the stories behind them that, in every local area hit by hunger and malnutrition, it is possible to find solutions to some of the key problems they face. The starting points are in each areas’ unique biodiversity and ancient agricultural and gastronomic traditions. Slow Food and FAO are proud to materialize their collaboration with the creation of this book on quinoa. It provides the reader with a deep understanding of this unique and special food, from the crop's ancient origins to its nutritional properties. The book is also enriched with recipes from renowned international chefs who place particular emphasis on the ease of preparing quinoa and the use of local ingredients. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetFactsheetQuinoa factsheet - Bhutan
A series of special agricultural product (SAP) profiles on production, processing, marketing and consumption in Asia and the Pacific
2025Also available in:
No results found.The flyer highlights information regarding the Special Agricultural Products nominated by Bhutan for the implementation of One Country One Priority Products. The information provided ranges from agroclimatic features suitable for the SAPs, nutrient profile of SAPs, and current status of SAPs across Value Chain development.
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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureSave and Grow Farming Systems Fact Sheet - 4 2016
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No results found.The fourth fact sheet in the Save and Grow fact sheet series presents the key points of the benefits of natural fertilization provided by rotational planting with legumes. Wheat grown in rotation with legumes produces higher grain yields and has higher protein content. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetHigh-profileNutritional benefits of pulses 2021One of the messages that FAO aims to highlight during the International Year of Pulses is the nutritional benefits of pulses, encouraging a paradigm shift towards including more of this nutritional powerhouse in diets all over the world.
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DocumentOther documentWorld tea production and trade
Current and future development
2015Also available in:
No results found.Tea (Camellia sinensis) is the manufactured drink most consumed in the world. Discovered about 2700BC, it is one of the oldest beverages in the world. Today it is available for consumption in six main varieties, based on the oxidization and fermentation technique applied. The tea crop has rather specific agro-climatic requirements that are only available in tropical and subtropical climates, while some varieties can tolerate marine climates of British mainland and Washington area of the Unites S tates. The tea plant needs a hot, moist climate. Its specific requirements are: temperatures ranging from 10-30oC (zone 8 climate or warmer), minimum annual precipitation of 1250 mm, preferably acidic soils, ideally 0.5-10 degree slopes and elevations up to 2000 meters. Tea production therefore is geographically limited to a few areas around the world and it is highly sensitive to changes in growing conditions. Importantly, its ideal growing conditions are at high risk and expected to significan tly change under climate change.