International Potato Center (CIP)

Descripción de la compañía

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.

(Click to enlarge)

International Potato Center Global Presence

Subsidiaries and Factory Locations

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.

Tipos de productos que ofrece esta empresa

Noticias de esta Compañia

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

Agosto 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.

From the archive

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).

Agosto 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.

From the archive

Agosto 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.

From the archive

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.

Mayo 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.

From the archive