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Whatever Happened To ... That Guy Who Wanted To Make Quinoa A 'Thing' In Rwanda?

Cedric Habiyaremye wanted to bring the popular crop to his homeland. Is it working?
Cedric Habiyaremye and his mother, Agnes Mukankwaya, on a quinoa farm in Rwanda.

In March, I interviewed Cedric Habiyaremye, a 31-year-old Ph.D. student at Washington State University who is trying to get Rwandan farmers to grow and eat quinoa. How's his project going?

Cedric Habiyaremye, 31, wanted Rwandan farmers to get excited about quinoa because of its nutritional punch. But now, he says, they're a little too excited.

The Ph.D. student at Washington State University started his project to popularize the

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