Modern Markets for Functional Foods: Fad or Path to Prosperity?

New theme of articles released in AAEAs publication Choices

Consumption of functional foods has grown worldwide, providing small-scale producers in Latin America with access to higher-value domestic and international markets. In a new theme of articles “Functional Foods: Fad or Path to Prosperity?” released in Choices Magazine, articles help to illustrate efforts to support producers by strengthening the value chains of functional foods to secure their sustainability once the boom ebbs.

Articles in this theme:

• Can Niche Markets for Local Cacao Varieties Benefit Smallholders in Peru and Mexico?
  Trent Blare, Isabel Corrales, and Luca Zambrino
• Native Potatoes: From Forgotten Crop to Culinary Boom and Market Innovation
  André Devaux, Guy Hareau, Miguel Ordinola, Jorge Andrade-Piedra, and Graham Thiele
• Quinoa Production and Growth Potential in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru
  Graciela Andrango, Amy Johnson, and Marc F. Bellemare
• Opportunities in Blue Maize Markets for Smallholder Farmers in Central Mexico
  Trent Blare, Mariana García-Medina, Damaris López, and Miriam Pérez
• Latin American’s Superfood Economy: Producing and Marketing Acaí, Chia Seeds, and Maca Root
  Luis Peña-Lévano, Colton Adams, and Shaheer Burney

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