A travelling exhibition ‘From Andes to the World’ is open in the FAO atrium from 2-13 December on the occasion of the United Nations’ International Year of Quinoa. The exhibition, realized through the financial support of GIZ (Germany), comprised of 17 panels, shows the origin, history, characteristics and the current condition of the crop as well as its potential, and the requisites to make its cultivation sustainable and improve the livelihoods of the Andean communities who grow it. FAO has provided additional panels with news and facts about Quinoa, a screen with selected videos, and a display with information material.
From the Andes to the World’ has been a great success so far and has attracted over 200 interested viewers, 100 of which have picked up books and information published by Bioversity International. The timing of the exhibition coincided with the 148th session of the FAO Council, which was a great opportunity for Bioversity to reach a wide audience with updates on past and current work on quinoa and other neglected and underutilized species (NUS).
The exhibition will go on until the end of the week, but if you do not have a chance to visit FAO, you can also access it via the following link: