ash - cro pping ▁among ▁some ▁far mers ▁and ▁a ▁shift ▁toward ▁subs istence ▁production ▁among ▁others , ▁while ▁en abling ▁many ▁urban ▁refuge es ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁working ▁the ▁land , ▁out comes ▁with ▁complex ▁and ▁varied ▁social ▁effects . ▁ ▁The ▁growth ▁of ▁qu ino a ▁consumption ▁in ▁non ind igen ous ▁regions ▁has ▁raised ▁concerns ▁over ▁food ▁security , ▁such ▁as ▁uns ust ain ably ▁int ensive ▁far ming ▁of ▁the ▁c rop , ▁expansion ▁of ▁far ming ▁into ▁e colog ically ▁frag ile ▁e cos ystem s , ▁threaten ing ▁both ▁the ▁sust ain ability ▁of ▁producer ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁the ▁b iod iversity ▁of ▁qu ino a . ▁ ▁World ▁demand ▁for ▁qu ino a ▁is ▁sometimes ▁presented ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁particularly ▁as ▁being ▁caused ▁by ▁rising ▁veg an ism , ▁but ▁academic ▁comment ary ▁has ▁noted ▁that ▁prom oting ▁meat ▁consumption ▁as ▁an ▁eth ical ▁alternative ▁to ▁e ating ▁qu ino a ▁is ▁generally ▁incons istent ▁with ▁ach ieving ▁a ▁sust ain able ▁world ▁food ▁supply . ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁United ▁Nations ▁recognition ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁General ▁Assembly ▁declared ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁as ▁the ▁" Intern ational ▁Year ▁of ▁Qu ino a " ▁ ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁ancest ral ▁practices ▁of ▁the ▁And e an ▁people , ▁who ▁have ▁preserved ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁food ▁for ▁present ▁and ▁future ▁gener ations , ▁through ▁knowledge ▁and ▁practices ▁of ▁living ▁in ▁harm ony ▁with ▁nature . ▁The ▁objective ▁was ▁to ▁draw ▁the ▁world ’ s ▁attention