In November some 500 Bolivian quinoa producers from Oruro and Potosí – Bolivia’s two main quinoa growing regions – held demos outside the presidential palace demanding that the government led by President Evo Morales stem an influx of cheap non-organic Peruvian quinoa into the country. This has become a major concern for local quinoa producers in Bolivia as not only is it driving down prices, but it also risks undermining the reputation of Bolivian organic quinoa. Led by organisations including the Oruro-based Asociación de Productores de Quinua Salinas, the protesters marched on the capital on 17 November, coinciding with a…