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Red Iberoamericana de Innovación en Mejoramiento y Diseminación de la Papa - logros significativos / significant achievements
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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.
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Improving incomes and nutritional health in Bangladesh through potato, sweetpotato and vegetables
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Poverty affects 40 percent of people in Bangladesh, and malnutrition is among the highest in the world, with 56 percent of preschoolers underweight. In an effort to combat these alarming numbers, the International Potato Center (CIP) is launching a new program in disaster-prone southern Bangladesh to raise incomes and improve nutritional health through potato, sweetpotato, and vegetables.
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Papas nativas ofrecen caso exitoso de la innovación para el desarrollo
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La experiencia de generación de valor alrededor de las papas nativas será destacada como un caso exitoso del Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) y la empresa privada, que tiene como base la innovación para el desarrollo, en un reportaje preparado para el llamado pre CADE, en el marco de la Conferencia Anual de Ejecutivos (CADE) entre el 1 y 3 de diciembre en el Cusco. Papa Andina, el proyecto regional del CIP, y socios públicos y privados, lograron introducir al mercado productos en base a papas nativas lo que ha contribuido a mejorar los ingresos de los pequeños productores y la protección de la biodiversidad de la papa.
