Background The process of selecting superior performing plants for food, feed and fiber
products dates back more than 10,000 years and has been substantially refined in the last …

Modern consumers are increasingly eating meals away from home and are concerned
about food quality, taste, and health aspects. Food engineering (FE) has traditionally been …

Three cultivars of bitter potatoes (Cuchi jipilla, Ocucuri negra, and Pala), grown in the
Andean region of Peru (3862 m above sea level), and their “Tuntas” were used for starch …

Objectives Potatoes are an important staple crop across the world and particularly in the
Andes, where they were cultivated as early as 10,000 years ago. Ancient Andean …

Over many millennia, Andean farmers transformed their diverse environments into highly
ordered cultural or engineered landscapes to support families, communities, temples, rich …

The subject of the review article is the development of rural tourism based on innovative
food products. The aim of this paper is to identify key forms of rural entrepreneurial tourism in …

THE ANDEAN WORLD Page 1 THE ANDEAN WORLD This comprehensive reference offers an
authoritative overview of Andean lifeways. It provides valuable historical context and …

This article examines the over-attention historians pay to innovation and high technology
compared to local production through a brief review of the historiography of technology in …

Drying has been conducted since time immemorial with the main purpose of preserving food
and agricultural produce. This chapter provides a concise history of drying of pharmaceutical …

Upland potatoes satisfies consumer demand for high quality foods linked to traditional areas
of origin and for new specialties and niche products endowed with added nutritional value …