Quinoa Agriculture In India

In february of this year the united national declared 2013 the international year of the quinoa.

Agriculture university coimbatore. Quinoa farming introduction quinoa is a plant native of samerica to be more precise it is spontaneous in andean regions grows at altitudes up to 4000 meters about 13000 feet and thus has very high strength characteristics considered the temperatures of andean mountainsquinoa is a vegetable belongs to amaranthaceae family chenopodioideae sub family and it is identified by. E from quechua kinwa or kinuwa is a flowering plant in the amaranth familyit is a herbaceous annual plant grown as a crop primarily for its edible seeds. Quinoa is not a grass but rather a.

This crop is related to the spinach very closely but is not a grass variety. Instead it is a pseudo cereal crop. Currently quinoa cultivation occurs in more than 50 countries including france england sweden denmark holland and italy.

Quinoa farming project report introduction. As a chenopod quinoa is firmly identified with specie. It is a pseudocereal as opposed to a genuine oat or grain as it is not a grass.

Yet im sure not many people have even heard of quinoa let alone know about its nutritional qualities. A bout four years ago a conversation with his cousin sister left tsewang nurbu a resident of leh baffled. Consumed like rice and used to make flour soup cereals.

Some people are importing quinoa seeds from south america and mexico. It can also be added to soups used as a cereal made into pasta and even fermented to beer or chicha the traditional drink of the andes. The proponents of quinoa and millets bet on their adaptability to grow in arid and semi arid agricultural lands which is crucial in a country like india where out of the.

Traditionally the quinoa grain is roasted and then made to flour to make different types of breads. Quinoa is a product from a flowering grain crop belonging to the amaranth family and considered as super food. Originating from bolivia chile and peru around 5000 years ago quinoa is a grain that is growing in popularity across the country.

Quinoa a types of goosefoot chenopodium is a grain like harvest become basically for its consumable seeds. The challenge for indian farmers is to get the seeds. Quinoa farming project report.

Quinoa is considered to have originated from the andean region in the north western south. Once seed production of quinoa starts the commercial farming of quinoa will be successful in india. Quinoa extract is also used in soaps shampoo and body.

Quinoa is also being developed successfully in kenya india and the united states and it continues to grow in popularity as a health food in north america europe australia and japan. She had asked him if he knew about quinoa an ancient plant from the amaranth family endemic to the highlands of the andes and tsewang who was pursuing a bsc in agricultural sciences from the sher e kashmir university of agricultural sciences technology in jammu at the time was. K i n w or k n o.