What’s the Cost of Quinoa?
Many had hoped that quinoa production would lift farmers out of poverty and rehabilitate a war-torn nation—but the state of this seed remains uncertain.
What’s the Cost of Quinoa?
Food
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Why Don’t More Humans Eat Bugs?
Around the world, at least two billion people routinely consume insects. One anthropologist believes geography and colonization can explain why some populations are too squeamish to stomach such foods.
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Why Can’t Most Humans Drink Milk?
A 3,200-year-old piece of cheese from Egypt is providing more evidence about how humans evolved to consume dairy products.
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Why Don’t Westerners Eat Off One Plate?
Time spent with hunter-gatherers in Tanzania offers a sharp contrast to “normal” social behaviors in the West.
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Bracing for the Vanilla Boom
Some of Madagascar’s farmers, made wealthy by this year’s vanilla crop, will spend their cash in crazy “hot money” sprees. But their profligate spending may not be as illogical as it first appears.
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The Hidden Resilience of “Food Desert” Neighborhoods
Anthropologists and other scholars are delving into the plight of urban communities where people struggle to meet their nutritional needs. In the process, these researchers are discovering the power—and limits—of self-reliance.