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Maryluz Contreras from Colpar, Huancayo, shares her potato expertise as project staff and local farmers test and select the most promising varieties near her home.
november 10, 2025
CIP-Asiryq: New Blight-Resistant Potato Boosts Farmer Resilience
A new potato variety, CIP-Asiryq, developed by the International Potato Center and Indigenous farmers in Peru, resists late blight, cuts fungicide use, cooks faster, and boosts farmer income, offering a climate-resilient solution worldwide.
La papa moderna nació entre el cruce de un planta prehistórica y el tomate silvestre
augustus 06, 2025
Mundo: descubren el origen genético de la papa
Un análisis genómico realizado por un equipo internacional identificó este evento de hibridación natural entre especies andinas. La papa tendría su origen en el tomate.
The potato is one of the world's most important food crops, but it is vulnerable to pests, disease and climate change.
augustus 05, 2025
Scientists Trace Potato Origins to Ancient Andes Hybrid 9 Million Years Ago
A study reveals that potatoes originated from a hybridisation event 9 million years ago in the Andes, when tomato ancestors crossed with Etuberosum plants. This allowed potatoes to form tubers, leading to the diverse species we rely on today.
Hugo Campos, Deputy Director General for Science and Innovation of CIP
juli 02, 2025
Hugo Campos, Deputy Director General for Science and Innovation of CIP, Named 2025 Top Agri-Food Pioneer by World Food Prize Foundation
The International Potato Center (CIP) has announced that Dr. Hugo Campos, Deputy Director General for Science and Innovation of CIP, has been selected as a 2025 Top Agri-Food Pioneer (TAP) by the World Food Prize Foundation.
Dr. Neeraj Sharma Appointed as CIP Country Manager for India
juni 16, 2025
Neeraj Sharma Named CIP India Country Manager to Drive Sustainable Agriculture & Nutrition Security
Dr. Neeraj Sharma has been appointed as CIP's Country Manager for India, effective June 9, 2025. A veteran in potato R&D, he will lead strategy, partnerships, and operations to boost sustainable agriculture and food security in India.
A, Virus particles visualized in the transmission electron microscope (TEM); scale bar equals 100 nm. B, Electrophoretic migration pattern of nucleic acid extracted from purified virions of the virus coded SB26/29.
december 22, 2023
Potato rugose stunting virus, a newly characterized potato virus
In the 1990s, a previously uncharacterized disease of viral aetiology was observed in cultivated potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) in Southern Peru.
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CIP Sweet potato propagation
april 29, 2023
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation boosts African breeding research of RTB Crops with USD 30mn grant
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed USD 29,668,667 to CGIAR for the breeding of improved Root, Tuber, and Banana (RTB) crops that lie at the heart of many African agri-food systems.
INIA estudios genéticos
maart 06, 2023
Junín: INIA realiza estudios genéticos en papa nativa empleando técnicas modernas.
Investigación de clones en cultivos de papas nativas, viene desarrollando el Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA) del Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego (MIDAGRI) en la región Junín.
Simon Heck Director General and CGIAR Senior Director
februari 10, 2023
International Potato Center and CGIAR appoint Dr. Simon Heck Director General and CGIAR Senior Director
The International Potato Center (CIP) Board of Trustees and CGIAR leadership have appointed Dr. Simon Heck as Director General of CIP and CGIAR Senior Director.
CIP seeking a Director General & CGIAR Senior Director (G-22-101)
september 19, 2022
The International Potato Center (CIP), part of CGIAR, is looking for a new director
The International Potato Center (CIP), part of CGIAR is looking for a new director. CIP is a globally recognized research-for-development organization which delivers solutions to enhance access to affordable nutritious food, with focus on root and tuber agri-food systems such as the cultivation of (sweet) potatoes.
CIP’s Annual Report 2021 ‘From lab to field to scale’ now available online
augustus 21, 2022
CIP Annual Report 2021 From lab to field to scale now available online
The Lima-based International Potato Center’s (CIP) work to reduce hunger and malnutrition, boost farmer resilience, and catalyze income improvements generated benefits for men and women in more than 30 countries last year.
INIA genera 25 nuevas variedades de cultivos con alto valor genético en los últimos 4 años.
juli 16, 2022
INIA genera 25 nuevas variedades de cultivos con alto valor genético en los últimos 4 años
Además, ha liberado una nueva raza de cuy, reconocido 5 zonas de agrobiodiversidad y el mejoramiento genético de ganado. Entidad técnica del MIDAGRI ha generado tecnología en favor de 2 millones de pequeños y medianos agricultores a nivel nacional.
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Hugo Campos, Deputy Director-General for Research and Development ad interim (left) and Dr. Oscar Ortiz, Director General ad interim (right)
maart 29, 2022
Dr. Oscar Ortiz named Director General ad interim of the International Potato Center
Following the untimely passing of Dr. Barbara Wells on 16 February last, the Board of Trustees of the International Potato Center (CIP) has appointed Dr. Oscar Ortiz as Director-General ad interim.
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