This 'Super Food' Could Feed the Planet

[Johnboy60]

The near-complete genome of quinoa was unveiled on Wednesday by scientists who say the grain cultivated centuries ago by Incas in the Andes could help feed a hungry world.

“Quinoa is incredibly resilient, and can grow in poor or salty soils,” said Mark Tester, a professor at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia and leader of the consortium of scholars that decoded the plant’s genome.

“It could provide a healthy, nutritious food source for the world using land and water that currently cannot be used.”

Quinoa genome unveiled in search for hardy crop to feed world

 

[AndrewMicheals]

Let's pray self interest is put aside and we can feed the world.

 

[Matthew Twentyfour]

This is awesome news!

 

[BubbaJack]

Bet its not as good as Sugar Smacks.

 

[Nithavela]

I'm wary of news that reads like "this magical plant/invention/whatever will save the world".

Also, GMO's have their own issues.

 

[Zatek]

Quinoa is not a super food. There is no such thing as a super food. Super foods only exists in the minds of marketing departments trying to dupe uneducated people.

Also, world hunger is not caused by lack of food. The lack of food is a symptom caused by war and barbarism. How can anyone be expect to grow crops, build a house, start a buisness, whatever, if a band of barbarians with AK-47 and M2 machine guns mounted on trucks comes and takes everything you own? You'll just be thankful they didn't muder your entire family.