Genetic Resources

Red Iberoamericana de Innovación en Mejoramiento y Diseminación de la Papa - logros significativos / significant achievements: The LatinPapa network – or the Iberoamerican Network for Innovation in Potato Breeding and Dissemination -- represents more than 20 organizations from 11 Latin American countries and Spain. LatinPapa is a regional platform that aims to enhance collaboration between agricultural research institutions, mainly potato improvement programs, organization working on clonal selection and/or demanding new varieties. Despite its short life – LatinPapa began in 2008 – the network has made significant advancements towards achieving its strategic priorities: facilitating exchange of advanced germplasm and parental materials; enhanced dissemination of varieties for accelerated adoption; operative seed systems that are technologically and operationally efficient; and information systems that are accessible. This publication highlights these achievements with specific examples of LatinPapa’s achievements within the potato’s production systems and value chains in member countries. The network currently operates in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Spain, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.