The Effect Of The Quinoa Intake On South America

There is an imperative need not just for Tambopata, but all of Peru to increase its economy and enable the access of basic needs to its citizens. While the area of Tambopata has many arguments for its potential use, sustainable soybean cultivation is the best approach to improve Peruvian infrastructure, economy and future preservation of natural areas.

Farmers get developments for harvesting, meaning they can now do the work in a quarter of the time they could do

Benefits: Unfortunately, the agriculture industry has been getting a bad rap both in the media and the public eye. However, if we take responsibility for educating ourselves we can reverse the trend of young people on entering the industry.

They were paid not to produce crops on as much land. This was supposed to lower the supply of crops and increase prices, which would help farmers. This decision came with consequences. America had to become “a major food- importing nation” (67) because farmers were not producing enough crops. Also since the farmers were gaining that meant that the consumer was losing. The prices of things like clothing and food greatly increased. This meant that many Americans were forced to wear old clothes and go hungry because they could not afford to pay the high prices. Since less merchandise was being sold, a lot of people who were employed in places like mills and textile companies lost their jobs. Also tenants of cotton plantations were left unemployed due to farms not using as much land.

This helped farmers because they wouldn't have to put as much water on crops that needed a lot they could distribute all of the water evenly to all of the crops or fields they had. The crop and agricultural industry and production has changed a lot since the 1900’s a large reason it has changed so much is because there is so much more new technology in the world and the business alone. Crop production from 1970 to 2010 in Yuma has increased tremendously it has done so as Yuma as improved over the years. The winter used to be a big issue before we got a lot of technology the winter was an issue because a lot of the crops would freeze. Now many farmers have what they call winter crops these crops are plants and such that grow very well in the winter when it gets cold now in Yuma it hardly ever gets cold enough to freeze a crop but when it used to it was a very big issue. The increase of the crops was nearly a 6-fold increase in just vegetable production alone since 1970 it has led to many more increases in more than just vegetables which are a lot considering that only 10 percent of the land used to be for multi-crop

Brilliant farming ideas came out of the Agricultural Revolution, but there were also negative effects. One negative effect would have to be that farmers would need larger amounts of raw goods in order to maintain their increasing outputs.

According to Pollan, “The industrial value of specialization… and mechanization wind up crowding out ecological values such as diversity, complexity, and symbiosis” (Pollan). Pollan emphasizes the harm technology has on the environment. In contrast, Romero/Shahriari states in their article that “chronic malnutrition in children had climbed in quinoa-growing areas, including Salinas de Garcí Mendoza, in recent years” (Romero/Shahriari), where they explain that the boost of the growth of quinoa through technology has actually caused those living there to not be able to afford quinoa, and therefore suffers malnutrition. In this aspect, Romero/Shahriari focuses more on the effect of technology on people rather than its effect on the environment. In this way, Pollan and Romero/Shahriari differs greatly in the focus and emphasis of the facts of the changes technology in food production has

Belén was first introduced to quinoa after a lacrosse game. The lacrosse parents had set up a tailgate with a great variety of food and a quinoa salad was a part of it. Quinoa is a seed from a weed- like plant, goosefoot, and although it is not a true grain, quinoa shares similar nutritional properties. It is generally cooked and served like most cereal grains (Moncel, 2015). When Belén was doing some research on the type of food that would be good for a lacrosse athlete to eat before or after a game, she also came across quinoa. Quinoa is a very popular food among vegetarians and health enthusiasts because of its high protein content. In addition to being higher in protein than most grains, quinoa is also a complete protein source, which is not common in plant products (Moncel, 2015). These facts led us to think that this food would be beneficial for any athlete along with anyone who was just interested in their overall health.

Use of new technology and machine help to increase the agriculture production. Similarly, “settlement of the American West by a class of new farmers translated into greater yields in crop production”. These changes were beneficial to the American people and America but they opened many more challenges. One of the most challenge was over production and low consumption.

The green revolution allowed for a rapid increase in high yield crops through the use of genetically modified seeds that allowed developing nations to survive in the face of famine.

For example, as a poor farmer who grows trees. The farmers cannot plant trees because they cannot afford the seeds they are growing trees naturally with their crops to help the environment. By having the trees with their crops, it doubles or even triples the number of crops that were grown. The farmers also restore a lot of trees to the land which help with the environment and even their crops grow more efficiently and naturally. It also helps makes the soil more fertilize, which helps the livestock thrive.

Some benefits of genetically modified foods include the potential to create higher crop surpluses. This is significant because of the increasing population of our nation as well as worldwide. This opens doors for better trade and can provide farmers with more efficient structures and time management. GMOs also reduce the need for herbicides and pesticides. They reduce overall need for manual labor of farmers. GMOs are seen as more economical and beneficial to manufacturers. Besides technical assets, the quality of the food can be improved drastically as well. The foods can stay fresher longer and can also endure weather fluctuations along side with having the capability to grow and produce in originally unsuitable conditions. The most beneficial factor examined from genetically modified foods would be that they can specifically and personally be altered

The proceeds of the tariff would go to the Brazilian government, as shown by the purple rectangle from figure 3. This could possibly be used to support the producers or the low income families. If the government did intervene then they could control price fluctuations; if the production levels were small, the Brazilian

Producing plants that can live through extended times of drought or and groundwater will help people to produce crops in formerly inhospitable areas as well. Malnutrition is very common in third world countries where the "poor" peoples rely on a single crop such as rice for the main ingredient of their diet. Since, rice does not contain a sufficient amount of all the vital nutrients to prevent malnutrition, but what if rice could be genetically engineered to contain additional vitamins and minerals, so that certian nutrient deficiencies would be reduced. Its a proven fact that every person will become ill atleast once in there lives and the use of medicines and vaccines often are costly to produce and sometimes may require special storage techniques that is not available in third world countries, and now researchers are working to patent edible vaccines in tomatoes and potatoes. These vaccines will be much easier to ship, store and administer than traditional injectable vaccines. To not be misleading not all GM plants are grown as crops, soil and groundwater pollution still remains a problem in almost if not every part of the world. One example of an effort to help eliminate this is the use of poplar trees, these trees have been genetically engineered to clean up heavy metal pollution from contaminated soil.

The super grain Quinoa is still not a common food but there is a reason why this native of South America used to be called the 'gold of the Incas'. This grain has many health benefits and has the most complete protein compared to any other grain. It also has nine essential amino acids. This grain is in fact a great addition to any vegan's diet due to its complete protein.