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Amaranth Cultivation

Amaranth seeds provide complete protein. Their cultivation was nearly abandoned after the Spanish conquest of the Americas. A rare and valuable variety of amaranth was saved from probable extinction by highland farmer Claro and Plenty agronomist Alan Praskin.

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  • Amaranth and Extinction

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