News Headline

Peru's maca boom could fall flat if China starts growing its own

Source
Guardian (UK)

Publication Date
2015-02-09

The high plain stretches as far as the eye can see and the glint of sun on water in the distance marks Lake Junin. This highland lagoon, which gives this region its name, marks the place of origin for maca; a small, pungent root whose famed aphrodisiac quality has driven demand beyond the wildest expectations of the local farmers who have been growing it for generations

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http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/feb/09/peru-maca-indigenous-root-china-biopiracy