Oportunidades comerciales de exportación de quinua a mercados canadienses

Abstract

The present document is based on an analysis of the different commercial opportunities of Quinua's introduction (Chenopodium quinoa) to the Canadian markets, established on the channels of international distribution. The diverse economies and agreements of free trade offer to obtain major competitiveness on having entered to the different countries where the above mentioned agreements are kept. Different studies as those of the FAO, ProColombia indicates that, the Colombian cultures in the departments of Cundinamarca, Boyacá, Cauca and Nariño have been increasing rapidly, which reflects a growth in the export, principally to Canada, due to the fact that it is a strategic country for market of sale, since his population inclines for the organic food and with contained nutritional high place. Therefore, Canada is a market of interest that can boost and strengthen the different activities of the Colombian economy, while offering additional opportunities in labor, technology and knowledge exchange.