International Potato Center (CIP)

International Potato Center (CIP)

International Potato Center (CIP)

https://www.cipotato.org

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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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International Potato Center (CIP)
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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News for this Company
Farmers harvesting Qingshu 9 potato in China (Courtesy: K.Xie/CIP)
September 15, 2016
Potato variety ‘Qingshu 9’ a success story in China and beyond
Potato breeders at the International Potato Center (CIP) strive to develop marketable, resilient varieties with resistance to viruses and late blight that can be grown in an array of environments. An example...
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China
Opening Ceremony of the 2016 ALAP congress in Panama.
August 28, 2016
Latin America loses up to 20% of its potato to the drought
Several experts on potato crops stated in Panama that global warming destroyed between 10% and 20% of Latin America's annual potato production and that it had become the main threat faced by this crop, even more than late blight, an aggressive fungus that affects this crop.
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Panama
University of Idaho to partner with the International Potato Center (CIP) in Peru
August 02, 2016
University of Idaho to partner with the International Potato Center (CIP) in Peru
The University of Idaho is negotiating a partnership with the International Potato Center in Lima, Peru, involving the sharing of scientific expertise and providing UI’s potato program better access to a vast gene bank.
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United States
International Potato Center (CIP) Annual Report 2015.
July 11, 2016
International Potato Center (CIP) publishes Annual Report
The International Potato Center (CIP) has published its annual report for 2015.
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Peru

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  • Av. La Molina 1895, La Molina
    Lima Gobierno Regional de Lima Peru

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