With 280 participants – 80 more than expected – the African Potato Association (APA) conference that took place last week in Naivasha, Kenya clearly showed that potatoes and sweetpotatoes are increasingly important in the continent.
As climate change increases the likelihood of drought in some parts of the world, there will be a greater need for potato varieties that tolerate arid conditions. CIP researchers and their partners in Uzbekistan have selected potato clones from new bre…
Kisima Farms multiplies CIP’s disease-free seed for sale to local farmers. These seeds produce higher yields and greater income for local farmers. However, this is not the only way that Kisima has helped distribute CIP varieties.
La iniciativa Chirapaq Ñan fue lanzada en 2012 con el objetivo de monitorear sistemáticamente la alta diversidad de papas nativas y el estado de conservación de las variedades a lo largo del tiempo y en su ambiente natural (in-situ).
(26 June 2013) Luis Quincho left his home in Castillapata, high in the mountains of Peru’s Huancavelica region, at 7pm on Friday to arrive by bus in Lima at 6am on Saturday, with 220 kg of potatoes in tow. He was headed for the Mercado Saludable (Hea…
