The Quinoa Company

03/09/2019

Worldwide more and more governments are looking into their guidelines for their current food system and come to the conclusion less animal protein should be consumed. Curious how America and Canada set up the rules?

Worldwide more and more governments are looking into their guidelines for their current food system and come to the conclusion less animal protein should be consumed. Therefore governments start advising to eat more protein-based protein. Even World Health Organization, WHO, prefers a more plant-bas...

28/08/2019

Ron van de Water, our business development manager, has written a blog about the most important three pillars we face every day. Do you want to know more? Please get in contact [email protected] or +31 73 303 58 53 www.quinoacompany.com

https://www.quinoacompany.com/blog/three-important-pillars-of-the-quinoa-company/

At The Quinoa Company we are among a lot of other things involved in production of sowing seed, conducting variety trials and steering a worldwide network of sublicense partners. Sublicense partners A big asset of The Quinoa Company is its extensive network of dedicated sublicense partners. These pa...

31/07/2019

A new article on our website about LoQal™: our umbrellla brand for the diverse range of quinoa varieties. Curious what we offer our global network under the name LoQal™? Read this article or get in touch with us

“We are told that everything begins with seed. Everything ends with it, too. As a chef I can tell you that your meal will be incalculably more delicious if I’m cooking with good ingredients. But until that afternoon I’d rarely considered how seed influences — determines, really — not only ...

29/07/2019

Last week on Dutch radio BNR Nieuwsradio a very clear pitch of Robert van Loo, Wageningen University & Research, about and why it's a good idea to cultivate quinoa. Curious?

Door de aanhoudende droogte in Nederland hebben boeren last van watertekort, maar daar zou quinoa zomaar eens verandering in kunnen brengen. Het gewas heeft heel weinig water nodig en zou daarom heel lucratief kunnen uitpakken voor boeren.

24/07/2019

The growing need for sustainable protein alternatives (to supplant animal ones) has also lured in Big Agribusiness. All of a sudden, everyone wants to grow quinoa in their backyard! The question is: are we ready?
Andres Torres Salvador, our business development manager, about the challenge to fulfill future foods demands in ways that are sustainable and socially just.

As global population continues its steady rise, society has begun to question whether it can fulfill future food demands in ways that are sustainable and socially just. Clearly, this is a daunting challenge. Growing competition for land, water and energy will affect our ability to produce sufficient...

19/07/2019

The first varieties in our non-bitter Quinoa variety trial field are starting to mature. Yellowing of the head and the leaves is a sign that the plants are starting to get ready for the harvest in a few weeks.

17/07/2019

Last month, we introduced The Quinoa Company.
“We want to make locally grown quinoa accessible worldwide. How we want to achieve this goal?
Read the blog of Ard van der Linden, managing director of The Quinoa Company
https://www.quinoacompany.com/blog/the-quinoa-company-broaden-variety-by-breeding-quinoa/ …

"It is also the great feeling of genuinely contributing to a more sustainable and diverse, and therefore futureproof agrifood sector."

13/07/2019

"For food production, diversity brings strength". The Cosmos Magazine posted this article, and we are fully supporting this! Curious what the article is about?

Mathematical research suggests that when it comes to growing crops, more is more. Natalie Parletta reports.

12/07/2019

According to , one of the buzziest menu item this summer, that’s none other than a simple—yet satisfying!—quinoa and arugula salad. And we are very happy to hear this!

https://quinoacompany.com/news/the-salad-of-the-summer-is-quinoa-and-arugula-according-to-grubhub/

10/07/2019

Great news in the Dutch newspaper AD.nl: Dutch hospitals are starting to serve locally grown quinoa! Curious what we can offer you? Please feel free to contact us [email protected] or www.quinoacompany.com


https://www.quinoacompany.com/news/dutch-hospitals-are-adding-locally-grown-quinoa-into-their-meals/

In The Netherlands, hospitals are starting to serve more nutrient rich meals. The good news is they also add locally grown Dutch quinoa. Hopefully other (international) hospitals will take these Dutch hospitals as an good example how to change the way their patients eat their meals. We can offer the...

09/07/2019

Quinoa is one of the nutritious plant-based ingredients from The Future Foods 50 of Knorr & WWF UK. Read the reasons why we think Quinoa suits perfectly on this list.

Last February, WWF UK and Knorr published The Future Foods 50. The report features 50 nutritious plant-based ingredients – some familiar to many, some less well known – but all selected based on their nutritional value and relative impact on the environment. “Diversified diets not only improve...