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oktober 31, 2007
Collective Action for Innovation and Small Farmer Market Access: The Papa Andina Experience
This paper reports on how the Papa Andina Regional Initiative is promoting the use of collective action to reduce poverty in the Andes, by developing market niches and adding value to potatoes, particularly the native potatoes grown by poor farmers.From the archive
oktober 18, 2007
Agrobanco financiara la instalacion de una fabrica de pure de papa en Peru
El presidente del Banco Agropecuario (Agrobanco), Víctor Noriega, señaló hoy que su institución estará en capacidad de colocar hasta 1,000 millones de nuevos soles en créditos de primer y segundo piso para los agricultores durante el año 2008.From the archive
september 25, 2007
Tikapapa. Linking urban consumers and Andean producers with the biodiversity of potato
In Peru, more than 2000 varieties of native potatoes are cultivated. However, the vast majority of them remain unknown by consumers who do not even know five varieties of potato and are not aware of their nutritious values either. This situation is ch...From the archive