藜麦如何使藏民得到实惠？
几个世纪以来，藏民几乎没有大麦的替代品，因为这是少数能够在世界屋脊的高海拔和恶劣气候下生长的植物之一。但是藜麦就喜欢青藏高原这种寒冷、干燥和碱性的土壤环境。藏民现在有了另一种几乎可以在任何地方种植的作物。
西藏的佛教信徒崇敬一切生命，所以藏民从不使用农药。而藜麦本身的种皮上就有一种天然的皂苷能抵抗鸟类和昆虫，所以藜麦不需要任何化学物质。只需使用如绵羊或牦牛粪便等天然肥料，藜麦就可以长得很好，这就减少了农民的投资，也可以让他们的土地免受污染。
农民种植藜麦可以获得极大的经济效益。尽管藜麦每年的收成会有差别，但农民种植藜麦获得的收入至少会是大麦或其他谷物的两倍。
照片中的农户是我们在西藏尼木县的合作伙伴，他们又一次在2021年为帕伦蒂食品带来了一次丰收！可以从照片中看出来，他们非常开心，因为在这一天他们收到了辛勤劳动的报酬。没有中介参与其中，资金直接流向农户。每一碗帕伦蒂藜麦，让你身体受益的同时，也在进一步帮助辛勤耕耘藜麦的西藏农户。所以，每当您吃下一碗藜麦时，您不但让自己的身体得到营养，而且也在帮助那些勤劳栽种这种神奇食物的藏民！经济效益。尽管藜麦每年的收成会有差别，但农民种植藜麦获得的收入至少会是大麦或其他谷物的两倍。所以，每当您吃下一碗藜麦时，您不但让自己的身体得到营养，而且也在帮助那些勤劳栽种这种神奇食物的藏民！
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!