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The International Potato Center (CIP), part of CGIAR, is looking for a new director
September 19, 2022
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.
Models would help estimate nutrients required by potato crops
February 02, 2022
Through four experimental studies in two production cycles, for the first time it was possible to develop the 'critical dilution curves' of calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) and sulfur (S) in cultivars (several crops) of potato.
Biodiversity of Native Andean Potatoes: Nutritional Profile and Phenolic Composition
March 05, 2021
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.
Potato has the potential to reduce anemia, due to high level of iron absorption
November 29, 2020
The potato is known to be a good source of energy, potassium, and vitamins C and B6, but according to research recently published in the Journal of Nutrition, its tubers can also be an excellent source of iron.
New Book to guide Potato Research and Development
December 23, 2019
The International Potato Center has published an open source book on potato research: 'The potato crop: its agricultural, nutritional and social contribution to humankind'.
Colombia: Lanzan campaña para promover consumo de papa
July 17, 2017
La Federación Colombiana de Productores de Papa, Fedepapa, y el Fondo Nacional de Fomento de la Papa, FNFP, presentaron su campaña de consumo "Una papa bien preparada te soluciona", con el objetivo de incentivar el consumo de papa en el país.
Tres componentes de las papas nativas que nos ayudan a estar sanos
December 12, 2014
Resumen de la ponencia que sobre el tema se presentó en el XXVI Congreso bienal de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), celebrado recientemente en Colombia.Chile Bans Toys in Fast Food to Attack Child Obesity
August 02, 2012
Facing an uptick in child obesity, Chile is cracking down on the happy meal. A new law in Chile aims to take some of the fun out of fast-food by forcing McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and other restaurants to stop including toys and other goodies with ch...
Tratamiento de males cardiacos con cáscara de papa
May 01, 2012
Reducir la hipertensión arterial y la agregación de plaquetas, a través de la corteza del tubérculo, es un hecho comprobado gracias a un estudio de la ciencia farmacéutica.Investigadores argentinos estudian cómo aumentar los polifenoles saludables en la papa, a fin de prevenir enfermedades como cáncer o diabetes
February 28, 2012
El Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas (IIB)-Conicet-Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), en colaboración con el Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) Balcarce, estudia cómo aumentar los polifenoles saludables en la papa, a...