International Potato Center (CIP)

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The International Potato Center or Centro Internacional de la Papa (also known by its Spanish acronym, CIP) seeks to reduce poverty and achieve food security on a sustained basis in developing countries.

The Center works to achieve this through scientific research and related activities on potato, sweet potato, other root and tuber crops, and on the improved management of natural resources in the Andes and other mountain areas.
 

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International Potato Center Global Presence

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Beating climate change: heat and drought tolerant potato varieties (CIP)
January 28, 2010

CIP Developing heat and drought resistant potato varieties

Potato material from the International Potato Center (CIP) is helping farmers to enhance food and income security in Central and Southwest Asia in the face of climate change.
Tajikistan
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Triunfar sobre el cambio climático: variedades del CIP resistentes al calor y a la sequía
January 28, 2010

El CIP desarrolla variedades de papa resistentes al calor y a la sequía

Un proyecto de tres años del CIP está impulsando la producción de papa mediante variedades que han sido mejoradas y probadas para adaptarse mejor a la sequía e incremento de temperaturas que está afectando a diversos países del centro y suroeste de Asi...
Tajikistan
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September 15, 2009

Generando innovaciones para el desarrollo competitivo de la papa en el Perú

En el presente documento se explica el proceso de generación de innovaciones que contribuyen a mejorar la competitividad del sector papa en el Perú, revalorando la amplia biodiversidad de las papas nativas en función a la demanda y contribuyendo a la m...
Peru
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May 31, 2009

Peru celebrates National Potato Day

Peruvians are celebrating the National Potato Day this weekend with cultural activities, gastronomic festivals, exhibitions on Peru's potato diversity, and potato-based food contests hosted by Lima's renowned culinary schools. On Saturday, Peruvian ac...
Peru
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