Children stand next to quinoa plants that are poorly watered in Capiri, near La Paz, Bolivia, December 28, 2020. Picture taken December 28, 2020. REUTERS/David Mercado 

Yolanda Choque holds quinoa plants that are poorly watered in Capiri, near La Paz, Bolivia, December 28, 2020. Picture taken December 28, 2020. REUTERS/David Mercado 

Yolanda Choque stands in the middle of her quinoa plant crops in Capiri, near La Paz, Bolivia, December 28, 2020. Picture taken December 28, 2020. REUTERS/David Mercado 

A quinoa plant is seen in Capiri, near La Paz, Bolivia, December 28, 2020. Picture taken December 28, 2020. REUTERS/David Mercado 

Farmer Armando Jimenez holds quinoa plants that are poorly watered in Capiri, outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia, December 28, 2020. Picture taken December 28, 2020. REUTERS/David Mercado 

Indigenous women from a community of Oruro province carry quinoa stalks on their backs during the Anata Andina, a thanksgiving festivity ritual to the Pachamama, or mother earth, for their crops and other gifts such as health and prosperity, in the streets of Oruro, Bolivia, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/David Mercado 

A street vendor offers Quinoa drinks and cheese empanadas in El Alto outskirts in La Paz, Bolivia, July 20, 2018. REUTERS/David Mercado 

A street vendor offers Quinoa drinks and cheese empanadas in El Alto outskirts in La Paz, Bolivia, July 20, 2018. REUTERS/David Mercado 

Quinoa grains are seen at the kitchen of "Go Green" restaurant in La Paz, Bolivia, February 2, 2018. Picture taken in February 2, 2018. REUTERS/David Mercado 

Demonstrators hold Quinoa plants during a protest against seeds company Monsanto in Santiago, Chile, May 20, 2017. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

Farmers dance during a ceremony to promote sweet quinoa at the Canaviri district in La Paz, Bolivia, April 22, 2017. REUTERS/David Mercado 

An Aymara woman shows quinoa plants as part of the sweet quinoa promotion at the Canaviri district in La Paz, Bolivia, April 22, 2017. REUTERS/David Mercado 

An Aymara woman holds quinoa plants as part of the sweet quinoa promotion at the Canaviri district in La Paz, Bolivia, April 22, 2017. REUTERS/David Mercado 

An Aymara woman handles quinoa plants during a promotion of sweet quinoa at the Canaviri district in La Paz, Bolivia, April 22, 2017. REUTERS/David Mercado 

Aymara women hold quinoa plants as part of the sweet quinoa promotion at the Canaviri district in La Paz, Bolivia, April 22, 2017. REUTERS/David Mercado 

A musician plays a "pinkillo" during a ceremony to promote sweet quinoa at the Canaviri district in La Paz, Bolivia, April 22, 2017. REUTERS/David Mercado 

A musician plays a "pinkillo" during a ceremony to promote sweet quinoa at the Canaviri district in La Paz, Bolivia, April 22, 2017. REUTERS/David Mercado 

Quinoa grains are seen as part of the sweet quinoa promotion at the Canaviri district in La Paz, Bolivia, April 22, 2017. REUTERS/David Mercado 

Quinoa plants are seen as part of the sweet quinoa promotion at the Canaviri district in La Paz, Bolivia, April 22, 2017. REUTERS/David Mercado 

Farmers of Canaviri and Umala attend a ceremony to promote sweet quinoa in the Canaviri district in La Paz, Bolivia, April 22, 2017. REUTERS/David Mercado 

Quinoa plants are seen as part of the sweet quinoa promotion at the Canaviri district in La Paz, Bolivia, April 22, 2017. REUTERS/David Mercado 

An Aymara woman shows food and drinks made with quinoa during the sweet quinoa promotion at the Canaviri district in La Paz, Bolivia, April 22, 2017. REUTERS/David Mercado 

Quinoa plants are seen as part of the sweet quinoa promotion at the Canaviri district in La Paz, Bolivia, April 22, 2017. REUTERS/David Mercado 

Aymara women inspect quinoa plants as part of the sweet quinoa promotion at the Canaviri district in La Paz Department, Bolivia, April 22, 2017. REUTERS/David Mercado 

An indigenous man carries quinoa plants as part of his costume during the Anata Andina (Andean carnival) parade in Oruro, February 4, 2016. Hundreds of ethnic groups from Oruro province participated in the carnival. REUTERS/David Mercado 

AUSTRALIA-QUINOA/ - Map of Australia locating current and potential growing areas. Australia is racing to become a mass producer of the South American "super food", tapping a gluten-free market. Includes chart on global production. (SIN02) 

A seller shows Quinoa to a photographer at her stand at a market in Lima's Surquillo district February 25, 2015. Australia and the United States, two of the world's biggest wheat exporters, are racing to become mass producers of the South American "super food" quinoa and tap a gluten-free market expected to be worth more than $6 billion by 2018. Quinoa, the staple of Andean farmers for thousands of years, has taken health-conscious Western nations by storm.
Demand grew 300 percent between 2007 and 2012, data from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization shows, as traditional suppliers Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Ecuador struggle to meet demand from health-conscious Western consumers. REUTERS/ Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: FOOD BUSINESS HEALTH SOCIETY) 

A woman sells Quinoa and other products at a market in Lima's Surquillo district February 25, 2015. Australia and the United States, two of the world's biggest wheat exporters, are racing to become mass producers of the South American "super food" quinoa and tap a gluten-free market expected to be worth more than $6 billion by 2018. Quinoa, the staple of Andean farmers for thousands of years, has taken health-conscious Western nations by storm.
Demand grew 300 percent between 2007 and 2012, data from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization shows, as traditional suppliers Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Ecuador struggle to meet demand from health-conscious Western consumers. REUTERS/ Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: BUSINESS FOOD SOCIETY HEALTH) 

Different varieties of Quinoa are displayed at a market in Lima's Surquillo district, February 25, 2015. Australia and the United States, two of the world's biggest wheat exporters, are racing to become mass producers of the South American "super food" quinoa and tap a gluten-free market expected to be worth more than $6 billion by 2018. Quinoa, the staple of Andean farmers for thousands of years, has taken health-conscious Western nations by storm.
Demand grew 300 percent between 2007 and 2012, data from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization shows, as traditional suppliers Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Ecuador struggle to meet demand from health-conscious Western consumers. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY HEALTH FOOD) 

Quinoa is display in a market in Surquillo Lima's district , February 25, 2015. Australia and the United States, two of the world's biggest wheat exporters, are racing to become mass producers of the South American "super food" quinoa and tap a gluten-free market expected to be worth more than $6 billion by 2018. Quinoa, the staple of Andean farmers for thousands of years, has taken health-conscious Western nations by storm.
Demand grew 300 percent between 2007 and 2012, data from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization shows, as traditional suppliers Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Ecuador struggle to meet demand from health-conscious Western consumers. REUTERS/ Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY HEALTH FOOD) 

Soldiers unload bags of confiscated quinoa to be incinerated in the Bolivian town of Guaqui, bordering Peru, November 7, 2014. Approximately 19 tons of quinoa smuggled from Peru were confiscated by Bolivia's customs officials and were incinerated, local media reported. REUTERS/Stringer (BOLIVIA - Tags: CRIME LAW FOOD AGRICULTURE POLITICS) 

A truck unloads bags of confiscated quinoa to be incinerated in the Bolivian town of Guaqui, bordering Peru, November 7, 2014. Approximately 19 tons of quinoa smuggled from Peru were confiscated by Bolivia's customs officials and were incinerated, local media reported. REUTERS/Stringer (BOLIVIA - Tags: CRIME LAW FOOD AGRICULTURE POLITICS) 

An excavator moves bags of confiscated quinoa to be incinerated in the Bolivian town of Guaqui, bordering Peru, November 7, 2014. Approximately 19 tons of quinoa smuggled from Peru were confiscated by Bolivia's customs officials and were incinerated, local media reported. REUTERS/Stringer (BOLIVIA - Tags: CRIME LAW FOOD AGRICULTURE POLITICS) 

Soldiers walk next to quinoa grains waiting to be incinerated in the Bolivian town of Guaqui, bordering Peru, November 7, 2014. Approximately 19 tons of quinoa smuggled from Peru were confiscated by Bolivia's customs officials and were incinerated, local media reported. REUTERS/Stringer (BOLIVIA - Tags: CRIME LAW FOOD AGRICULTURE POLITICS) 

Soldiers look on as bags of confiscated quinoa are incinerated in the Bolivian town of Guaqui, bordering Peru, November 7, 2014. Approximately 19 tons of quinoa smuggled from Peru were confiscated by Bolivia's customs officials and were incinerated, local media reported. REUTERS/Stringer (BOLIVIA - Tags: CRIME LAW FOOD AGRICULTURE POLITICS) 

Bags of confiscated quinoa are incinerated in the Bolivian town of Guaqui, bordering Peru, November 7, 2014. Approximately 19 tons of quinoa smuggled from Peru were confiscated by Bolivia's customs officials and were incinerated, local media reported. REUTERS/Stringer (BOLIVIA - Tags: CRIME LAW FOOD AGRICULTURE POLITICS) 

A quinoa grower is seen with their product at a marketplace for small and medium-sized quinoa growers in Challapata, Oruro Department, south of La Paz, April 19, 2014. A bag of red quinoa, weighing about 46 kg, sells for around $200, according to local media on Saturday. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD AGRICULTURE BUSINESS) 

A quinoa grower (R) sells their product at a marketplace for small and medium-sized quinoa growers in Challapata, Oruro Department, south of La Paz, April 19, 2014. A bag of red quinoa, weighing about 46 kg, sells for around $200, according to local media on Saturday. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD AGRICULTURE BUSINESS) 

Quinoa producers arrive at a marketplace for small and medium-sized quinoa growers in Challapata, Oruro Department, south of La Paz, April 19, 2014. A bag of red quinoa, weighing about 46 kg, sells for around $200, according to local media on Saturday. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD AGRICULTURE BUSINESS) 

A man inspects the quality of red quinoa grains at a marketplace for small and medium-sized quinoa growers in Challapata, Oruro Department, south of La Paz, April 19, 2014. A bag of red quinoa, weighing about 46 kg, sells for around $200, according to local media on Saturday. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD AGRICULTURE BUSINESS) 

A man holds quinoa grains at a marketplace for small and medium-sized quinoa growers in Challapata, Oruro Department, south of La Paz, April 19, 2014. A bag of red quinoa, weighing about 46 kg, sells for around $200, according to local media on Saturday. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD AGRICULTURE BUSINESS) 

A quinoa grower (R) and his family are seen with their bags of quinoa at a marketplace for small and medium-sized quinoa growers in Challapata, Oruro Department, south of La Paz, April 19, 2014. A bag of red quinoa, weighing about 46 kg, sells for around $200, according to local media on Saturday. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD AGRICULTURE BUSINESS) 

A man carries a bag of quinoa grains for sale at a marketplace for small and medium-sized quinoa growers in Challapata, Oruro Department, south of La Paz, April 19, 2014. A bag of red quinoa, weighing about 46 kg, sells for around $200, according to local media on Saturday. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD AGRICULTURE BUSINESS) 

Bolivia's Vice Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture Victor Hugo Vasquez lies on quinoa grains as women spin him around during "Pataqui", an Andean traditional ceremony for a good harvest, in the salt flats of Uyuni region, southwest of La Paz March 19, 2014. Vasquez is travelling via caravan through the "Quinoa route", which goes through different regions that produce the grain. The Bolivian government is planning to produce quinoa in a million hectares in the next five years, according local media. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS COMMODITIES SOCIETY AGRICULTURE) 

A variety of red quinoa, an Andean nutrient-rich grain, is displayed in a market stand during the Mistura gastronomic fair in Lima September 12, 2013. The fair seeks to promote Peruvian cuisine by showcasing food and products from all over the country. Exponents of Peruvian cuisine and foreign chefs are also participating in the fair, which runs from September 5 to 15. The fair brings together the various players in the gastronomic chain of Peru such as farmers, pisco producers, bakers, chefs, confectioners, huariques, culinary schools, food retailers and food-related industries. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (PERU - Tags: SOCIETY FOOD) 

A woman harvests Quinoa plants on a field in Tarmaya, some 120 km south of La Paz April 29, 2013. Still a nutritional staple for the indigenous people living in the Altiplano of Bolivia, Quinoa is also producing much profits for the region. The global boom for the golden grain, cultivated at high altitudes, has boosted prices five times in just nine years. Government officials hope $10 million in credits for producers will help boost production further still to meet the increasing demands at home and abroad. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD BUSINESS AGRICULTURE) 

Farmers separate grains during a Quinoa harvest on a field in Tarmaya, some 120 km south of La Paz April 29, 2013. Still a nutritional staple for the indigenous people living in the Altiplano of Bolivia, Quinoa is also producing much profits for the region. The global boom for the golden grain, cultivated at high altitudes, has boosted prices five times in just nine years. Government officials hope $10 million in credits for producers will help boost production further still to meet the increasing demands at home and abroad. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD BUSINESS AGRICULTURE) 

Farmers separate grains during a Quinoa harvest on a field in Tarmaya, some 120 km south of La Paz April 29, 2013. Still a nutritional staple for the indigenous people living in the Altiplano of Bolivia, Quinoa is also producing much profits for the region. The global boom for the golden grain, cultivated at high altitudes, has boosted prices five times in just nine years. Government officials hope $10 million in credits for producers will help boost production further still to meet the increasing demands at home and abroad. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD BUSINESS AGRICULTURE) 

Farmers separate grains during a Quinoa harvest on a field in Tarmaya, some 120 km south of La Paz April 29, 2013. Still a nutritional staple for the indigenous people living in the Altiplano of Bolivia, Quinoa is also producing much profits for the region. The global boom for the golden grain, cultivated at high altitudes, has boosted prices five times in just nine years. Government officials hope $10 million in credits for producers will help boost production further still to meet the increasing demands at home and abroad. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD BUSINESS AGRICULTURE) 

A woman harvests Quinoa plants on a field in Tarmaya, some 120 km south of La Paz April 29, 2013. Still a nutritional staple for the indigenous people living in the Altiplano of Bolivia, Quinoa is also producing much profits for the region. The global boom for the golden grain, cultivated at high altitudes, has boosted prices five times in just nine years. Government officials hope $10 million in credits for producers will help boost production further still to meet the increasing demands at home and abroad. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD BUSINESS AGRICULTURE) 

A woman harvests Quinoa plants on a field in Tarmaya, some 120 km south of La Paz April 29, 2013. Still a nutritional staple for the indigenous people living in the Altiplano of Bolivia, Quinoa is also producing much profits for the region. The global boom for the golden grain, cultivated at high altitudes, has boosted prices five times in just nine years. Government officials hope $10 million in credits for producers will help boost production further still to meet the increasing demands at home and abroad. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD BUSINESS AGRICULTURE) 

A man carries a bag of harvested Quinoa plants on a field in Tarmaya, some 120 km south of La Paz April 29, 2013. Still a nutritional staple for the indigenous people living in the Altiplano of Bolivia, Quinoa is also producing much profits for the region. The global boom for the golden grain, cultivated at high altitudes, has boosted prices five times in just nine years. Government officials hope $10 million in credits for producers will help boost production further still to meet the increasing demands at home and abroad. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD BUSINESS AGRICULTURE) 

Farmers harvest Quinoa plants on a field in Tarmaya, some 120 km south of La Paz April 29, 2013. Still a nutritional staple for the indigenous people living in the Altiplano of Bolivia, Quinoa is also producing much profits for the region. The global boom for the golden grain, cultivated at high altitudes, has boosted prices five times in just nine years. Government officials hope $10 million in credits for producers will help boost production further still to meet the increasing demands at home and abroad. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD BUSINESS AGRICULTURE) 

A woman holds harvested Quinoa plants on a field in Tarmaya, some 120 km south of La Paz April 29, 2013. Still a nutritional staple for the indigenous people living in the Altiplano of Bolivia, Quinoa is also producing much profits for the region. The global boom for the golden grain, cultivated at high altitudes, has boosted prices five times in just nine years. Government officials hope $10 million in credits for producers will help boost production further still to meet the increasing demands at home and abroad. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD BUSINESS AGRICULTURE) 

A woman harvests Quinoa plants in Tarmaya, some 120 km south of La Paz April 29, 2013. Still a nutritional staple for the indigenous people living in the Altiplano of Bolivia, Quinoa is also producing much profits for the region. The global boom for the golden grain, cultivated at high altitudes, has boosted prices five times in just nine years. Government officials hope $10 million in credits for producers will help boost production further still to meet the increasing demands at home and abroad. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD BUSINESS AGRICULTURE) 

A woman harvests Quinoa plants in Tarmaya, some 120 km south of La Paz April 29, 2013. Still a nutritional staple for the indigenous people living in the Altiplano of Bolivia, Quinoa is also producing much profits for the region. The global boom for the golden grain, cultivated at high altitudes, has boosted prices five times in just nine years. Government officials hope $10 million in credits for producers will help boost production further still to meet the increasing demands at home and abroad. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD BUSINESS AGRICULTURE) 

A Bolivian woman stands next to a Quinoa plant, a variety of grain cultivated at high altitudes, during a visit to the area by journalists with the Bolivian government to promote International Year of Quinoa in Caracollo, some 180 km (112 miles) south of La Paz, April 8, 2013. Officials of the United Nations and Andean countries launched the International Year of Quinoa last February to bring attention to the unique properties of this grain that has been cultivated for thousands of years. Picture taken April 8, 2013. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD AGRICULTURE SOCIETY) 

Bolivian chefs prepare food made from Quinoa, a variety of grain cultivated in high altitudes, in La Paz, March 22, 2013. Officials of the United Nations and Andean countries launched the International Year of Quinoa last February to bring attention to the nutritional, ecological, and economic benefits of this natural food resource. Picture taken, March 22, 2013. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD AGRICULTURE SOCIETY) 

A chef prepares food made from Quinoa, a variety of grain cultivated in high altitudes, in La Paz, March 22, 2013. Officials of the United Nations and Andean countries launched the International Year of Quinoa last February to bring attention to the nutritional, ecological, and economic benefits of this natural food resource. Picture taken, March 22, 2013. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD AGRICULTURE SOCIETY) 

Bolivian chefs prepare food made from Quinoa, a variety of grain cultivated in high altitudes, in La Paz, March 22, 2013. Officials of the United Nations and Andean countries launched the International Year of Quinoa last February to bring attention to the nutritional, ecological, and economic benefits of this natural food resource. Picture taken, March 22, 2013. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: FOOD AGRICULTURE SOCIETY)