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Potatoes and sweetpotatoes on the table in Africa

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.

CHIRAPAQ ÑAN BOLETIN No 1. Junio 2013

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).

Andean Potatoes Add Colors to Lima Farmers’ Market

(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…