International Potato Center (CIP)

Company Description

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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CIP South Asia Regional Centre (CSARC)

The International Potato Center’s South Asia Regional Centre (CSARC), located in Singna, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, is a cutting-edge research facility dedicated to advancing the development of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and other root and tuber crops.

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Kirimi Sindi is the Rwanda Country manager for the International Potato Center (CIP). He can be seen here in a field of sweet potato.

August 30, 2017

International Potato Center sees opportunities in Eastern Rwanda for clean potato seed production

Experts in potato breeding and research have identified Eastern Province of Rwanda as a potential alternative for clean potato seed production.

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CIP Director General, Dr. Barbara Wells (left) and Vice Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Qu Dongyu, (right) signed a memorandum of understanding at a handover ceremony in Yanqing, Beijing (Courtesy: Chinese Ministry of Agriculture).

August 15, 2017

Handover of International Potato Center - China Center for Asia Pacific (CCAP) to China

he new International Potato Center-China Center for Asia Pacific (CCCAP) facilities were formalized in a handover ceremony in Yanqing, Beijing on July 11th, 2017.

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