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Frost-resistant Winay potatoes were developed through international joint research with ARS and Peru. (Courtesy: Alfonso del Rio, D4704-1)
October 03, 2021
New Potato Variety Will Help Age-Old Crop Prosper Beyond the 21st Century
Tubers have battled various scourges for about 10,000 years, as well as an unpredictable climate that can cause unseasonable frost damage to crops every year.
Cynthia Wilson (Diné), director of Utah Diné Bikéyah Traditional Foods Program, holds potatoes that have grown in Utah for more than 11000 years
August 29, 2021
11000 year old solution to modern problem: Ancient potato could thrive in changing climate
With drought a persistent problem in the Southwest, Hopi/Tewa seed keeper Valerie Nuvayestewa has eagerly joined the effort to bring back an Indigenous superfood that her ancestors cultivated for 11000 years.
Chile presenta características morfológicas, productivas y alimenticias de 4 variedades nativas de papa Chilota.
June 29, 2021
Chile presenta características morfológicas, productivas y alimenticias de 4 variedades nativas de papa Chilota
A través de una nueva publicación, el Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA) dio a conocer los resultados de un trabajo de caracterización de 4 variedades nativas de papa chilota aptas para fritura.
Presentan una nueva edición limitada de los chips de papas andinas.
June 22, 2021
Presentan una nueva edición limitada de los chips de papas andinas
Gracias al trabajo articulado entre investigadores del INTA, agricultores de la Puna de Jujuy y la empresa Gauchitas, está disponible la segunda edición de los chips de papas andinas.
EE.UU., Europa y Bolivia son los principales destinos de la patata peruana.
June 15, 2021
EE.UU., Europa y Bolivia son los principales destinos de la patata peruana
Estados Unidos, Europa y Bolivia son los principales destinos de las exportaciones de patata peruana, que este año se espera que alcancen las 18.000 toneladas, a pesar del impacto de la pandemia de la covid-19.
Selection of Andean wild potatoes
May 28, 2021
Native Potatoes: From Forgotten Crop to Culinary Boom and Market Innovation
Once neglected by urban consumers, Andean native potatoes are now essential ingredients for some of the most sophisticated gastronomy of the world. An overview by André Devaux and others, first published in Choices Magazine
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Peruvian potato cultivation stands for 34 million daily wages for producers
May 24, 2021
Peruvian potato cultivation stands for 34 million daily wages for producers
Potato cultivation has become an important driver of Peru’s regional and local economy in the producing areas.
El INTA conserva las semillas de Papa Andina en un Banco de Germoplasma.
May 14, 2021
El INTA conserva las semillas de Papa Andina en un Banco de Germoplasma
Así lo confirmó Darío Carlos Castro, referente en cultivos andinos de ese organismo, quien explicó que los productores pueden acceder gratuitamente a ese material genético.
En Boyacá, Colombia florecieron 17 variedades de papa ancestral
April 06, 2021
En Boyacá, Colombia florecieron 17 variedades de papa ancestral
De parcelas en Ventaquemada y Chiscas, germinan 17 variedades de papa ancestral, que estuvieron a punto de desaparecer y perderse en el olvido.
Native Andean potato varieties analyzed: Puma Makin, Leona , Yawar Manto (first line) and Añil, Sangre de Toro and Qequrani (second line).
March 05, 2021
Biodiversity of Native Andean Potatoes: Nutritional Profile and Phenolic Composition
The characterization of six varieties of native Andean potatoes with a wide biodiversity in tuber shape, flesh, and skin color was performed, through the determination of their proximate composition, mineral content, and phenolic profile.
Biodiversity loss threatens national security. We need to invest in technologies to preserve our vital food varieties.
December 29, 2020
A Crop Pandemic Would Be as Devastating for Biodiversity and Food Security as COVID-19
Biodiversity loss threatens national security. We need to invest in technologies to preserve our vital food varieties.
El Perú tiene más de tres mil variedades de papa, una riqueza a preservar.
November 02, 2020
Se prolonga la Polémica Moratoria al ingreso de cultivos transgénicos al Perú hasta el 2035
La semana pasada se prolongó la moratoria al ingreso de cultivos transgénicos al Perú hasta el 2035. El tema suscita el debate a favor y en contra desde hace nueve años, cuando se estableció una primera moratoria que vencía el 2021.
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En esta conversación con Óscar Rene González, líder del proyecto 60 Nativas, conocerás papas que probablemente no sabías que existían y a un ser humano que le apuesta a lo nuestro.
October 05, 2020
Papas Colombianas: ¡Papa pa’ ti! ¡Papa pa’ mí! ¿Y a ti cuál papa te gusta?
En esta conversación con Óscar Rene González, líder del proyecto 60 Nativas, conocerás papas que probablemente no sabías que existían y a un ser humano que le apuesta a lo nuestro.
Alza ha sido posible en Chile tras tres temporadas de participación en el proyecto 'Incremento de la productividad del cultivo de la papa' que ejecuta INIA Quilamapu con apoyo del Gobierno Regional del Biobío y el Programa de Gestión Territorial de Zon
October 05, 2020
Agricultores de la provincia Chilena de Arauco Cuadriplican sus Ingresos al Comercializar Semillas de Papa Certificadas
Como un hito para un grupo de productores de semillas certificadas de papa, fue calificada la primera venta en conjunto a la Municipalidad de Cañete, Chile, de más de 14 toneladas de semilla certificada de papa de la variedad Patagonia-INIA.
The seeds for the Lingít K'úntsx', or Tlingit Potato, were brought to the Carcross/Tagish First Nation garden in February from Juneau, Alaska. (Courtesy: Haley Ritchie | Yukon News)
September 29, 2020
Carcross/Tagish First Nation Harvest Heirloom Potato Crop
The smallest potato from the Carcross/Tagish First Nation garden harvest this year was the size of a pea. The spud might be tiny, but its ancestors travelled a long way to get here. The Lingít K'úntsx', or Tlingit potato, has been grown in Alaska for over 200 years.
Variedad de papas nativas del Parque de la Papa en Perú
August 17, 2020
Machu Papa de Perú, la variedad de patata más resistente al cambio climático
El Parque de la Papa es un lugar único. Allí se cultivan 1.300 variedades de patatas, pero solo una de ellas puede dar respuesta a la crisis alimentaria.
Perú (Cusco): Promueven cultivo de diversas variedades de papa nativa en el distrito de Lares
July 27, 2020
Perú (Cusco): Promueven cultivo de diversas variedades de papa nativa en el distrito de Lares
El Minam destacó que el proyecto se ejecuta con el financiamiento del Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (GEF) y el apoyo de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO).
Ibérica de Patatas, unas de las principales empresas comercializadoras de patata de consumo en España, lleva de nuevo a la gran distribución la patata nueva de la Comunidad de Madrid
July 27, 2020
Ibérica de Patatas comercializará 600.000 kilos de patata nueva en Madrid
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