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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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Métodos y modelos para la predicción y selección genómica en el mejoramiento de plantas
July 17, 2014
Métodos y modelos para la predicción y selección genómica en el mejoramiento de plantas
Este es el nombre del curso teórico-práctico que el Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) está organizando en la ciudad de Lima (Perú) entre el 13-17 de octubre de 2014.
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CIP and GIZ jointly invest in potato project in Nyandarua County, Kenya
July 16, 2014
CIP and GIZ jointly invest in potato project in Nyandarua County, Kenya
Nyandarua county in Kenya will benefit from an investment in a potato project that will involve large-scale production, processing and marketing.
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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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