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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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Georgia Potato Forum looks forward with optimism
January 05, 2021
Georgia Potato Forum looks forward with optimism
Last month, key actors from Georgia’s potato sector convened virtually to discuss ideas to enhance the country’s potato sector.
Biodiversity loss threatens national security. We need to invest in technologies to preserve our vital food varieties.
December 29, 2020
A Crop Pandemic Would Be as Devastating for Biodiversity and Food Security as COVID-19
Biodiversity loss threatens national security. We need to invest in technologies to preserve our vital food varieties.
Harvest from a confined field trial in Uganda shows a significantly higher yield (right) for the 3R Victoria potato, and without the use of fungicide. (Courtesy: CIP)
December 17, 2020
Why a new potato variety could be a game-changer for farmers in East Africa
Imagine being a potato farmer in Ethiopia, Kenya, or Nigeria. On a small piece of land, which you depend on for food and income, you have spent months planting, weeding, and watering.
Mother and son with biofortified potatoes in Huancavelica.
November 29, 2020
Potato has the potential to reduce anemia, due to high level of iron absorption
The potato is known to be a good source of energy, potassium, and vitamins C and B6, but according to research recently published in the Journal of Nutrition, its tubers can also be an excellent source of iron.

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