International Potato Center Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development
Lima, Peru -- The International Potato Center (CIP) announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Jan Kreuze, Ph.D., principal virologist at CIP, will pursue an innovative global health and development research project, titled, Plant virus elimination by inducing RNA silencing in-vitro.
CIP y socios promueven innovaciones agrícolas para la adaptación al cambio climático con curso practico/técnico en Cusco
3 de Mayo – Lima (Perú) -- El Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) y socios llevaran a cabo el curso técnico-práctico “Evaluación de la tolerancia a factores abióticos,” para mitigar los estreses abióticos – como el cambio climático -- en Cusco del 7-10 de mayo en el Centro de Convenciones de la Municipalidad de Cusco.
CIP y socios promueven Seguridad Alimentaria y nutrición con feria de innovaciones y tecnología de papa en Ecuador
Viernes 20 de abril. – El Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) y el Instituto Nacional Autónomo de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP), exponen hoy innovaciones y tecnologías que aumentan la producción y calidad de la papa en la “ I Feria de Oferta Tecnológica Disponible Rubro Papa“ en el Centro de Exposiciones de Ambato, para promover la seguridad alimentaria y nutrición en Ecuador.
Climate Change Takes a Toll on Andean Potato Farming
Climate Change is adversely impacting potato farming in Peru’s Andes, according to recent findings at the International Potato Center (CIP).
Diversifying diets to improve nutrition and incomes in Bangladesh
Working in partnership with the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC), Worldfish, and Bangladeshi partners, CIP recently launched a bold program to raise incomes and improve nutritional health through greater use of potato, sweetpotato, and vegetables in disaster-prone southern Bangladesh. Its aim is to generate positive impacts for 100,000 families in this highly vulnerable area over the next four years.
Adapting Ahipa in Africa
Giant African snails, considered a delicacy and sold in gourmet restaurants, crawl around a cement enclosure in Benin the size of a large dining room table. Animal production scientist, Charles Pomalegni, pulls up two of them to show to CIP researchers. They are as big as his fists. In parts of Africa and Asia, these snails are raised by small-scale producers in plots behind their home or work compounds. Today, they are thriving on an unusual source of feed, a root crop called ahipa, which originates in the high Andes of South America.
A major step in the fight against hunger as CGIAR Consortium attains International Organization Status
Over the past four decades, CGIAR has proven that investing in agricultural research has a cost-effective impact on the fight against hunger and malnutrition. In the late eighties, CGIAR’s research on how to biologically control the cassava mealy bug, a pest which was destroying harvests in sub-Saharan Africa, saved at least 20 million lives for a total cost of only US$20 million.
CIP repatriates in-vitro native potatoes to Andean communities for in situ conservation
Traditional potato farming practices in the Andes that once provided in situ conservation of the vast diversity of native varieties have been waning over the past decades. Roads now bring in truckloads of rice, pasta and other sources of convenient carbohydrates to these once remote villages 4,000 meters above sea level.
Global program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas to exploit untapped potential and new synergies for increasing food security and incomes
Two-hundred million poor farmers in developing countries use roots, tubers, and bananas (RTBs) for food security and income. But they don’t fully benefit from the potential of these nutritious, resilient, and versatile crops. They are constrained by challenges such as poor quality seed, stresses from climate change, and poor management practices.
Improving incomes and nutritional health in Bangladesh through potato, sweetpotato and vegetables
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.
Papas nativas ofrecen caso exitoso de la innovación para el desarrollo
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.
Seed potato Roadmap setting the course for improved incomes and food security in Eastern Africa
Potato production in Sub-Saharan Africa has more than doubled since 1994. Despite these gains, potato yields of small-scale farmers in the region fall short due to a potent combination of inadequate supply of high-quality seed and limited awareness of better management practices. Engaging the private sector in seed potato value chains offers a means to unlock this yield gap by overcoming the supply bottleneck for the provision of quality seed.
Simple plastic barriers combat major potato pest
A simple barrier technology has tested effective to prevent the spread and infestation of Andean potato weevils, while also protecting the biodiversity of insects, including natural enemies of pests.
Building One Corporate System (OCS)
Three weeks, over 40 people, nine international agricultural research for development centers. Added together, this is part of the formula for creating a common, cross-cutting operational support platform, known as One Corporate System (OCS). OCS is a cross-center initiative of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and its Consortium Office. Its aim is to create a common system for managing projects, human resources, finances, and other administrative and reporting functions.
Cow cafeteria? Exploiting the potential of sweetpotato as an animal feed in East Africa
High population pressures have increased the competition for grains as food or livestock feed. Increased use and production of sweetpotato may provide a solution. Sweetpotato vines offer more protein and dry matter per unit area and require less land than other commonly used livestock feeds.
A Maasai woman becomes a potato seed production pioneer
The project is fostering private adoption of the three-generation seed multiplication strategy and improved knowledge and skills leading to average yield increases of 20% for over 15,000 smallholder growers on potato production technologies and best practices.
CIP lanza Guía de Capacitación "Manejo de plagas de la papa en la región Andina del Perú"
Las plagas son importantes factores bióticos que limitan la producción de la papa en la región andina. Las perdidas en calidad y cantidad pueden llegar fácilmente hasta un 70 % lo que afecta seriamente los ingresos de los agricultores de subsistencia. Esta capacitación esta destinada a los productores de la papa.
Campesinos llegan al Gran Mercado de Mistura para ofrecer su tesoro más preciado: LAS PAPAS NATIVAS
La Iniciativa Papas Andinas y sus socios presentan una gran variedad de papas nativas coloridas que ofrecen sabor y nutrición en Mistura. Son 10 días de feria donde se podrán conocer su potencial y versatilidad en la gastronomía y los aspectos nutricionales que nos ofrece.
Incorporating stakeholder perspectives: proactive interaction to enhance impact
The CGIAR is a strategic partnership of 15 International Agricultural Research Centers dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger, improving health and nutrition, and enhancing ecosystem resilience. Its new portfolio of research programs (CRPs) reflects a system-wide ethos that emphasizes proactive consultation with stakeholders for program design and implementation.
New potato varieties to improve livelihoods and incomes in Mozambique
“The timely availability of seed of well-adapted varieties will enhance the sustainability and economics of potato production in Mozambique,” notes CIP’s Maria Andrade, breeder and seed system specialist.
