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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August 10, 2017

Perú y Bolivia sistematizarán y difundirán experiencias sobre seguridad alimentaria

Esta fue una de las resoluciones emitidas durante el “Encuentro Binacional de Políticas Públicas de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional Bolivia-Perú”, realizado el 10 y 11 de agosto en la ciudad de Puno.

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Recent flooding of the global seed vault in Svalbard caused a stir, since it was supposed to last forever. Luckily all seeds are OK, but already adaptations to the vault may be needed to deal with climate change.

May 19, 2017

Doomsday? Svalbard Seed Vault flooded, threatened by Climate Change

Recent flooding of the global seed vault in Svalbard caused a stir, since it was designed to last forever. Luckily all seeds (including several thousand potato seeds) are OK, but already adaptations to the vault may be needed to deal with climate change.

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Dr. Walker San Miguel, Secretario General del CAN, Fernando Jiménez, funcionario del CAN, Amalia Perochena, Directora Ejecutiva Adjunta del CIP, Delia Pinto, Administradora de INPANDES y Miguel Ordinola, funcionario del CIP.

May 08, 2017

CAN y CIP ampliarán sus trabajos conjuntos en la zona andina

La Comunidad Andina de Naciones (CAN) y el Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) ampliarán sus trabajos conjuntos en la zona andina y con miras al Congreso Mundial de la Papa, que se celebrará en el Cusco en 2018, para lo cual suscribirán próximamente un convenio marco de cooperación.

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Thanks to resistant potato varieties, Late Blight is no longer a serious threat to the highland farmers in Lushoto, Tanzania (Courtesy: D. Harahagazwe CIP)

March 17, 2017

Farmers in Tanzania benefit from more resilient potato varieties

Situated in the Northeast of Tanzania, the district of Lushoto is part of the so called highlands of Tanzania where potatoes are traditionally grown. Due to heat and lack of resilient potato varieties, farmers would often lose all the crop.

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