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How quinoa can help combat hunger and malnutrition | Cedric Habiyaremye

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On a mission to create a hunger-free world, agricultural entrepreneur Cedric Habiyaremye makes the case for cultivating quinoa — and other versatile, nutrient-rich grains — in places experiencing malnutrition, like his native Rwanda. He shares a model to help smallholder farmers across Africa diversify their fields with nutritious and indigenous crops, taking a step towards ensuring healthy foods are available and affordable for all.

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71 Comments

  1. _Chapternumberone _

    December 10, 2020 at 4:24 pm

    hats off to this man for making a change in this world. may god bless his soul. learned a lot from this video. and yes, having food should not be a luxury for anyone in this world!

  2. Buga

    December 10, 2020 at 4:28 pm

    as a Ugandan you have my support!

  3. datDANK

    December 10, 2020 at 4:34 pm

    WORLD RATION STANDARD

  4. Daniel F Myers

    December 10, 2020 at 4:35 pm

    Who’s here just to see how he pronounces quinoa?

  5. Pedro Botinas Guedes

    December 10, 2020 at 4:53 pm

    Love this video. You are an exceptional person. You turn around adversity, presisted and are now successful and sharing the fruits of your knowledge to make a better world.
    You are the reason why all refugees deserve a chance and the right o seek better opportunities

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 10, 2020 at 4:58 pm

      Thank you Pedro!

  6. STOP/RESET

    December 10, 2020 at 5:23 pm

    “how food can help not being hungry” Really bro?

  7. Anmol Banerjee

    December 10, 2020 at 5:29 pm

    Very good effort. Appreciate intelligent solution to hunger

  8. iheartURhair

    December 10, 2020 at 6:07 pm

    Your arms are so shiny and hydrated! The miracles of quinoa 😉 Moving talk, good job 👏🏽

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 10, 2020 at 6:17 pm

      Thank you 😊

  9. Business

    December 10, 2020 at 6:11 pm

    How does food help combat hunger and malnutrition.

  10. Valerie Sanchez

    December 10, 2020 at 6:22 pm

    I dont find Quinoa appetizing.
    Give me some pinto beans with bacon and tortillas and I’m happy 😆

  11. Laura Nascimento

    December 10, 2020 at 6:37 pm

    really informative and relevant talk, congratulations for the hard work, keep going! 💥

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 10, 2020 at 6:53 pm

      Thank you Laura!

  12. Walquiria Fernandes

    December 10, 2020 at 6:47 pm

    Nice.

    • Walquiria Fernandes

      December 10, 2020 at 9:00 pm

      @Cedric Habiyaremye thanks to answer me. I live in Brazil. I liked your performance. It s very interesting about quinoa. Congratulations 👏👏

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 10, 2020 at 11:31 pm

      @Walquiria Fernandes It’s my pleasure! I’m happy to hear that you liked it 🙂

  13. ayoub createur

    December 10, 2020 at 7:23 pm

    You make awsome thing for your country good job

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 10, 2020 at 7:53 pm

      Thank you Ayoub!

    • ayoub createur

      December 10, 2020 at 9:01 pm

      @Cedric Habiyaremye my pleasure

  14. 平和

    December 10, 2020 at 8:17 pm

    This is great, keep it up! ^^

  15. mrMarstonJ

    December 10, 2020 at 8:39 pm

    Priorities!
    Good job.
    Sometimes it is good to remember that in the world there are places where essentiality as eating are a luxury.

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 10, 2020 at 9:00 pm

      Thank you!

  16. Kevin Wang

    December 10, 2020 at 8:58 pm

    What’s remarkable about this video is that the rise in popularity in quinoa has driven up its price so high that in Peru it’s causing a malnutrition crisis bc farmers can no longer afford to eat it.

  17. Jared Bignell

    December 10, 2020 at 9:02 pm

    Yes it is amazing how he has found quinoa to combat hunger. Whether it works effectively or not, in-expensive or expensive. He has found a way to impact so many lives. Well done for making a difference!

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 10, 2020 at 11:25 pm

      Thank you Jared!

  18. Harry Dewhurst

    December 10, 2020 at 9:02 pm

    Thank you for your work!!! You are also a great speaker and it is a shame you can’t spread the word even more in person but this is absolutely amazing ❤️

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 10, 2020 at 11:25 pm

      Thank you Harry!

  19. nikidino8

    December 10, 2020 at 9:33 pm

    quinoa is really great, I eat a few grams daily with my morning cereals.

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 10, 2020 at 11:24 pm

      That’s good to hear Niki!

  20. Mutant Buzzard

    December 10, 2020 at 9:37 pm

    Liberals want you to eat bugs

  21. Bryan Hamilton

    December 10, 2020 at 10:11 pm

    What an incredible and amazing MAN sharing his journey on our beautiful Mother Gaia. My heart melted hearing him speak — and to learn about his Queen Mother with her efforts, too. Thanks for sharing and know that our souls connect with you in forever LOVE and LIGHT!!

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 10, 2020 at 11:26 pm

      Thank you Bryan! That means a lot 🙂

  22. djmaya3d

    December 10, 2020 at 10:19 pm

    Cedric, Quinoa is such a new gift to the world. I grew up in Colombia and NO ONE cooked quinoa. Ironically I discovered it in the US when it became known as a super food. This is the type of TED talk that has value.
    Thank you for your hard work. Such a simple presentation with such a powerful global impact.

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 10, 2020 at 11:29 pm

      Thank you!!!

  23. Angela Bañuelos

    December 10, 2020 at 11:19 pm

    I was asking myself today, how can i make difference in the world? You Ted talk inspired to continue looking for ways to help others.
    Having food and shelter should be a human right!
    God bless you!
    From Van Nuys, California

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 10, 2020 at 11:28 pm

      Thank you Angela!

    • Angela Bañuelos

      December 10, 2020 at 11:31 pm

      I am watching your other YouTube videos, thanks!

  24. Garrett Wright

    December 11, 2020 at 12:09 am

    *KYR_SP33DY has entered the chat.*

  25. Fuck Google

    December 11, 2020 at 12:38 am

    This is a great video. I love quinoa. Is it true that we grow enough food to feed 10 billion people but a lot of it ends up getting fed to our livestock to meet demand for meat markets in rich countries? Soy beans are fed to cows but unless you have an allergy most people could get protein from soy too could we not?

    I stock shelves in a grocery store. I would love to work on a farm one day growing quinoa to help world hunger. the fact that people live in poverty anywhere makes me infuriated

  26. KnightsWithoutATable

    December 11, 2020 at 3:07 am

    This is one of my favorite foods. I didn’t know that it was a complete protein source though. Might be an ideal grain for eating while exercising heavily.

  27. Arun Vishnu Kumar

    December 11, 2020 at 3:17 am

    Great initiative 👍

  28. Angry Applesauce

    December 11, 2020 at 3:39 am

    Quinoa tastes soapy to me. It probably has high levels of saponin in it, but it’s ruined every thing I’ve ever had it in.

    Also… the phonetics sucks. XD

    • Ximena Vacaflor

      December 15, 2020 at 3:01 pm

      Try it as a salad, with vinegar, etc

  29. joseph kwesi Sarpong

    December 11, 2020 at 4:12 am

    Thank you for sharing

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 11, 2020 at 4:22 am

      You are welcome Joseph!

  30. Connie Lou

    December 11, 2020 at 4:28 am

    Awesome

  31. Black Cat

    December 11, 2020 at 4:38 am

    Jesus is coming Jesus is coming Jesus saves

  32. Jamaican Princess1974

    December 11, 2020 at 6:15 am

    Very informative. Thank you

  33. MJ

    December 11, 2020 at 8:29 am

    Thank you for all you do!!

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 11, 2020 at 3:26 pm

      It’s my pleasure MJ 🙂

  34. Illona Vle

    December 11, 2020 at 11:32 am

    ❤❤❤

  35. Illona - Yoga & Guidance

    December 11, 2020 at 11:32 am

    ❤❤❤

  36. Arnaldo Rentes

    December 11, 2020 at 12:29 pm

    Congratulations on the wonderful work! Here in Brazil quinoa is still part of the recent fashion for healthy and poorly known foods, it is still not really popular. I will endeavor to change that.
    But we have a beautiful rural tradition, which came from Central America and took root in the culture of all of Latin America: the MILPA Consortium. Corn, beans and pumpkin, planted together. Sometimes it receives the name Três Marias. The text is already long, if you don’t know it yet, look it up and you’ll like it. Everything is based on heirloom varieties, the farmer always owns the seeds. Congratulations also on your mother, beautiful woman. And for the son she has.

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 11, 2020 at 3:27 pm

      Thank you Arnaldo!

  37. Jennifer Glover

    December 11, 2020 at 12:41 pm

    You should contact the Church of Jesus christ of latter day saints to combine forces to get it out to more people.

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 11, 2020 at 3:28 pm

      Thank you Jennifer!

  38. Lisa Young

    December 11, 2020 at 5:57 pm

    This is great what you’re doing. How can I contribute or support this?

  39. Kenya love

    December 11, 2020 at 9:12 pm

    I’m so sorry you had to endure such hard times brother. Thank you for this discovery of information and God Bless you and your family 🙏🏽

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 12, 2020 at 8:43 am

      Thank you and be blessed too.

  40. John Bray

    December 12, 2020 at 2:54 pm

    Bad editing jumping zoom back and forth

  41. Conrad Jabo

    December 12, 2020 at 4:06 pm

    Great work Cedric 👏

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 14, 2020 at 5:18 pm

      Thank you Conrad!

  42. fly famille

    December 12, 2020 at 5:00 pm

    Any extra variety in the cycle of the crop is actually a great way to keep the ground healthy, also by having this 3 or 4 plant in rotation if one field don’t produce well usually the other crop do great that year.

  43. Voice of Wisdom

    December 14, 2020 at 12:51 am

    If you can eat it then the answer is yes. Outta here in 1 minute

  44. FM GOBi

    December 14, 2020 at 7:42 pm

    Did it really take us this long to figure out that some of these crops can grow in Africa? I thought every crop has been tried so far!

  45. Lisa Love Ministries

    December 14, 2020 at 11:09 pm

    Seek God’s will daily.
    John 3:16💞
    1 Corinthians 15

  46. Kiyohshi

    December 16, 2020 at 2:05 am

    Growing up Quinoa made every drink and food better and more fulfilling.

    I felt powerful afterwards.

  47. Maxine

    December 16, 2020 at 8:54 pm

    Fantastic!

    • Cedric Habiyaremye

      December 16, 2020 at 10:47 pm

      Thank you Maxine!

  48. ARAVIND K S

    December 19, 2020 at 8:22 am

    👏👏👏👏👏

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