International Potato Center (CIP)

Company Description

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

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.

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Farmers in Kenya are evaluating potato varieties developed using wild relatives to combat late blight, a strategy aimed at reducing pesticide use and lowering production costs for smallholder growers.

June 23, 2026

Wild potato genes help East African farmers cut pesticide costs and fight late blight

East African potato farmers face rising costs from late blight. Through the Crop Trust's BOLD project, breeders and farmers are testing potatoes with wild resistance traits to cut spraying, lower costs and improve food security in Kenya and Uganda.

Changing weather patterns linked to El Niño could impact potato yields, quality, storage, and supply chains across key production regions.

June 21, 2026

NOAA Confirms El Niño as Global Potato Industry Prepares for Weather Risks

NOAA has confirmed El Niño, expected to strengthen through 2026–27. The global potato industry is monitoring impacts on yields, disease pressure, processing quality, storage, and supply chains while accelerating climate resilience efforts.

June 04, 2026

Potato diversity from the Andes supports climate resilience efforts in East Africa

Modern potatoes are bred from a relatively narrow genetic pool, while the diseases and environmental pressures affecting potato production continue to evolve.

Al pie de la montaña nevada: primera edición de "Habemus Papas" realizada en Estancia Atamisque, La Carrera, Tupungato

June 03, 2026

Argentina: nuevas variedades presentadas durante el Día Internacional de la Papa

En Mendoza, el encuentro “Habemus Papas II” impulsó la creación de un clúster papero orientado a mejorar la productividad, diversificar la producción con papines andinos y articular al sector a través de innovación, sostenibilidad y vínculos entre productores, industria e instituciones.