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Quinoa’s rise and fall What goes up will come down
17 March 2025

A new book looks beyond the hype to chronicle the effect of an unsustainable boom on the entire quinoa trade in Peru

Bennett’s Law New research shows it is more than an empirical regularity
25 November 2024

What foods do poor people buy when they have a bit more money? What you might expect, but not as much of it as you might expect.

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