The situation caused Guardian columnist Joanna Blythman to ask, “Can vegans stomach the unpalatable truth about quinoa?” With quinoa prices having tripled since 2006, imported junk food, she writes, is now cheaper for these poor farmers than the crop grown, quite literally, in their backyards. She wondered, would vegans and vegetarians be able to give up the grain that provides them with so much of the protein and vitamins that might otherwise be missing from their diets? PETA shot back, saying worldwide consumption of meat is much more harmful—to animals and the environment—than quinoa consumption is to Bolivian farmers.
Posted on: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 07:05:41 +0000
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