“Challenges to sustainable potato production in a changing climate: A research perspective” is a presentation prepared by the International Potato Center (CIP).
It is about climate change and its long-term implications on the potato. For instance, warmer temperatures with some humidity in higher grounds will increase the presence of potato late blight – one of the most destructive and prevalent potato diseases.
The challenge is to find ways to foster potato agriculture that sustainably increases productivity, resilience (adaptation), reduces/removes greenhouse gases (mitigation), and enhances achievement of national food security and development goals – or “climate-smart agriculture.”