5. Quinoa Partnership and Extension

Lack of knowledge and capacity hinders widespread adoption among farmers and agribusinesses. It is important to establish a system for knowledge and technology transfer to potential quinoa growers. Policies are also needed to motivate farmers to grow quinoa. A stakeholder-driven approach is needed to answer the knowledge gaps. It is necessary to engage key players in crop production, value-chain technology development, and policy-making.

The sub-themes are:

• Developing expertise and capacity of local partners across the entire value chain in order to promote quinoa production in marginal environment
• Enabling policies and legal frameworks to support quinoa production, marketing and agro-industry in newly introduced countries