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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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Herramientas para el manejo y análisis de datos de mejoramiento genético (papa)
July 10, 2014
Herramientas para el manejo y análisis de datos de mejoramiento genético (papa)
Con ese título, la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), el programa de Raíces, Tubérculos y Banano del Consorcio del CGIAR, el Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) y la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, están organizando un taller en la ciudad de Bogotá (Colombia)
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'Open Source' seed released to nurture patent-free food
June 30, 2014
'Open Source' seed released to nurture patent-free food
An ‘open-source’ seed initiative has released 36 varieties of 14 food crops, which the project’s leaders say could help poor farmers get access to better quality seeds.
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Dos nuevos documentos sobre citología aplicada al mejoramiento genético de la papa
June 10, 2014
Dos nuevos documentos sobre citología aplicada al mejoramiento genético de la papa
Con el fin de proporcionar información actualizada en el campo de la citología aplicada al mejoramiento genético de la papa, el Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) ha publicado dos folletos sobre las técnicas básicas para la determinación del nivel de ploidía, viabilidad de polen y presencia de gametos no reducidos.
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Bangladesh to introduce late blight resistant potato variety
May 14, 2014
Bangladesh to introduce late blight resistant potato variety
The Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (Bari) and Peru-based International Potato Centre (CIP) will introduce a late blight resistant potato for use in next season: Bari Potato - 46
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