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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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Dr. Peter VanderZaag, a potato farmer in Canada
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Webinar: 'Aeroponics for Nuclear Seed Potato Production: History, Status and Challenges'

The World Potato Congress is extremely pleased to present its next webinar on Thursday, February 18, 2021, with Dr. Peter VanderZaag, a potato farmer in Canada and due to COVID-19, now an armchair consultant involved with numerous potato projects in Asia and Africa.
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A Crop Pandemic Would Be as Devastating for Biodiversity and Food Security as COVID-19

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Why a new potato variety could be a game-changer for farmers in East Africa
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Why a new potato variety could be a game-changer for farmers in East Africa

Imagine being a potato farmer in Ethiopia, Kenya, or Nigeria. On a small piece of land, which you depend on for food and income, you have spent months planting, weeding, and watering.