The United Nations declared 2013 "the international year of quinoa." According to the U.N., only eight countries were growing quinoa in 1980. By 2015, that number was 95. Quinoa is one of the many ...

Agriculture: It was a proud moment for Sukh Bahadur Rai from Allay in Sampheling gewog, Chukha, when he got an opportunity to share his experience of growing quinoa with officials gathered last week.

The gewog has surplus production of 600kg quinoa. More than 100 farmers in the gewog are engaged in growing quinoa today. About 60 percent of the farmers in Sergithang Maed are into quinoa production.