藜麥如何使藏民得到實(shí)惠？

幾個(gè)世紀(jì)以來(lái)，藏民幾乎沒(méi)有大麥的替代品，因?yàn)檫@是少數(shù)能夠在世界屋脊的高海拔和惡劣氣候下生長(zhǎng)的植物之一。但是藜麥就喜歡青藏高原這種寒冷、干燥和堿性的土壤環(huán)境。藏民現(xiàn)在有了另一種幾乎可以在任何地方種植的作物。

西藏的佛教信徒崇敬一切生命，所以藏民從不使用農(nóng)藥。而藜麥本身的種皮上就有一種天然的皂苷能抵抗鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)和昆蟲(chóng)，所以藜麥不需要任何化學(xué)物質(zhì)。只需使用如綿羊或牦牛糞便等天然肥料，藜麥就可以長(zhǎng)得很好，這就減少了農(nóng)民的投資，也可以讓他們的土地免受污染。

農(nóng)民種植藜麥可以獲得極大的經(jīng)濟(jì)效益。盡管藜麥每年的收成會(huì)有差別，但農(nóng)民種植藜麥獲得的收入至少會(huì)是大麥或其他谷物的兩倍。

照片中的農(nóng)戶(hù)是我們?cè)谖鞑啬崮究h的合作伙伴，他們又一次在2021年為帕倫蒂食品帶來(lái)了一次豐收！可以從照片中看出來(lái)，他們非常開(kāi)心，因?yàn)樵谶@一天他們收到了辛勤勞動(dòng)的報(bào)酬。沒(méi)有中介參與其中，資金直接流向農(nóng)戶(hù)。每一碗帕倫蒂藜麥，讓你身體受益的同時(shí)，也在進(jìn)一步幫助辛勤耕耘藜麥的西藏農(nóng)戶(hù)。所以，每當(dāng)您吃下一碗藜麥時(shí)，您不但讓自己的身體得到營(yíng)養(yǎng)，而且也在幫助那些勤勞栽種這種神奇食物的藏民！經(jīng)濟(jì)效益。盡管藜麥每年的收成會(huì)有差別，但農(nóng)民種植藜麥獲得的收入至少會(huì)是大麥或其他谷物的兩倍。所以，每當(dāng)您吃下一碗藜麥時(shí)，您不但讓自己的身體得到營(yíng)養(yǎng)，而且也在幫助那些勤勞栽種這種神奇食物的藏民！

HOW DOES QUINOA HELP TIBETAN FARMERS?

For centuries, Tibetan farmers have had few alternatives to barley—one of the few plants that grow in the high altitude and hostile climates of this corner of China. But quinoa loves the cold, the dry, and the alkaline soil of the Tibetan Plateau. Tibetan farmers now have another crop that can grow nearly anywhere.

Tibetan Buddhists revere all living things, so Tibetan farmers never use pesticides. Quinoa seeds are covered with a natural substance, saponins, that resists both birds and insects, so quinoa requires no chemicals. Quinoa grows well with natural fertilizers such as sheep or yak dung, reducing farmers’ investments and keeping their land free from pollutants.

Farmers profit financially from growing quinoa. Although harvests vary from year to year, farmers normally receive at least twice as much income from a field of quinoa than barley or any other grain.

The farmers in the photo below were contracted in Nyimu county TAR, and they gave Parenti’s a bumper crop in 2021. They’re very happy because on this day they received their pay! There were no middlemen involved, and the funds went directly to the farmers. So, when you eat a bowl of quinoa, you are benefiting yourself and the hard-working Tibetan farmers who grew this amazing plant!