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.

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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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Noticias de esta Compañia

The International Potato Center, global seed potato company HZPC and the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture have announced a new partnership to develop better potatoes for tropical and subtropical conditions. (Courtesy: HZPC)

Mayo 04, 2016

Potato experts link up to improve varieties for South Asia

The International Potato Center (CIP), global seed potato company HZPC and the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) have announced a new partnership. Their joint aim is to develop better potatoes for tropical and subtropical conditions.

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Utkal Tubers India Pvt Ltd would set up a tissue culture laboratory. Shown here is a part of a tissue culture laboratory in Tanzania a.o. involved in micropropagation of potatoes (Courtesy: Tenguru Horticultue Research and Training Institute)

Abril 21, 2016

Odisha signs MOU with Utkal Tubers India for seed potato production

The Odisha State Government on Wednesday signed an MoU with Utkal Tubers India Pvt Ltd to produce quality potato seeds.

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Abril 08, 2016

Que es la marchitez bacteriana de la papa?

Volante del Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) sobre esta enfermedad, que destruye el cultivo y no permite volver a sembrarlo.

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Flying a specially equipped drone, a team of CIP researchers from South America and Africa has successfully used remote-sensing technology to obtain data on orange-fleshed sweetpotato fields in East Africa.

Febrero 26, 2016

East African drone pilot project started to gather crop data in Tanzania

Researchers from the University of Nairobi, the International Potato Centre (CIP) and others ave started a pilot project in Tanzania, where a drone was able to pinpoint 14 different varieties of sweet potatoes in Ukiriguru Research Institute in Mwanza.

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