Potencial de la quinua en la bioeconomía de Bolivia

The report examines the potential for a sustainable bioeconomy based on quinoa in Bolivia, noting that while the country has high biodiversity and biocapacity, the sector remains heavily focused on the export of bulk seeds. It identifies a value network consisting of basic products, value-added food products, and high-value-added cosmetic products derived from saponins. Key challenges include a lack of public financing for industrial transformation, limited knowledge exchange between industry and research institutions, and environmental risks such as soil erosion and loss of crop biodiversity due to the market preference for white royal quinoa.

• Bolivia possesses significant bioeconomic potential due to its biocapacity of 12.6 global hectares, which is nearly three times its ecological footprint, and its status as one of the twelve most biodiverse countries globally.
• The quinoa value network is dominated by bulk seed sales, with less than 10% of total production being transformed into value-added products.
• Market demand for white royal quinoa and organic certification is leading to a loss of crop biodiversity and a shift toward unsustainable monocultures over traditional crop rotation.
• The expansion of quinoa cultivation from 58,000 hectares in 2010 to 110,000 hectares in 2017 has caused land-use changes from camelid grazing to quinoa production, increasing soil erosion in the southern Altiplano.
• Public financing is heavily concentrated on primary agricultural production, with a lack of specific public budgets or incentives for the industrial transformation of quinoa into value-added products.
• Knowledge exchange between the quinoa industry and research institutions or universities is limited, with most food industry innovations occurring internally or via private consultants.

APA

Canales, N., Gomez, J., Fielding, M., & Dugarte, M. (2020). Potencial de la quinua en la bioeconomía de Bolivia. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/200331ortiz-canales-quinoa-bolivia-wp-spanishvf.pdf

Chicago

Canales, Nella, Juanita Gomez, Matthew Fielding, and Monique Dugarte. Potencial de la quinua en la bioeconomía de Bolivia. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2020. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/200331ortiz-canales-quinoa-bolivia-wp-spanishvf.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{canales2020potencial, author = {Canales, Nella and Gomez, Juanita and Fielding, Matthew and Dugarte, Monique}, title = {{Potencial de la quinua en la bioeconomía de Bolivia}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2020}, month = mar, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/200331ortiz-canales-quinoa-bolivia-wp-spanishvf.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }