City of Juliaca launches quinoa consumption campaign to tackle malnutrition

The highland city of Juliaca and local schools launched a campaign this week, aimed to increase children’s consumption of quinoa – a grain-like seed crop – in a concerted effort to tackle malnutrition in the region. “Nowadays we export quinoa to North America, Japan, Germany, while we are negligent about domestic nutrition,” said the Director [...]

Peru research institute in Children of the Millenium project: Finding out why some break free of poverty and others don’t

An interview by Peru21 with Dr. Mary Penny, director of Peru’s Institute of Nutritional Research By José Gabriel Chueca —— The Institute of Nutritional Research, IIN, is one of Peru’s leading medical organizations. Founded in 1971, It is currently working on the Children of the Millennium project, as well as a vaccination campaign  to prevent [...]