Annual Report 2017 – Harnessing Potato and Sweetpotato’s Power For Food Security, Nutrition and Climate Resilience

ANNUAL REPORT 2017

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STORIES

Innovations Help Andean Farmers Improve their Food Security and Incomes

Use of Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato Purée in Bread Boosts Demand for the Crop

Participatory Varietal Selection Brings Biofortified Potatoes Closer to National Release

Improving Farmer Livelihoods and Resilience with Sweetpotato in India

Quality Seed Potato Enables Farmers to Move Beyond Poverty in Africa

Resilient Sweetpotato Varieties Benefit Families Across Mozambique

International Award Recognizes CIP’s Farmer-Centric Approach to Disease Control

Pest Risk Atlas Informs Efforts to Help Farmers Prepare for Climate Change

Genetic Sequencing Sheds New Light on Potato and Sweetpotato Diversity

Understanding Gender Differences to Improve Development Work

Ensuring a  Sustainable Supply of Quality Sweetpotato Planting Material

Late Blight-Resistant Potato Holds Promise for Farmers in East Africa

New Insight on Potato Variety Adoption and Impacts in Peru

RTB: Root and Tuber Innovations for Better Harvests and Livelihoods

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There are about 5,000 different varieties of potato, most of which are found only in the Andes

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Grown in about 130 countries, potato is the third most important food crop after rice and wheat

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of fresh orange-fleshed sweetpotato provides the vitamin A needs of a preschool-aged child

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Million tons of sweetpotato are produced globally each year, 95% of it in developing countries

GLOBAL PRESENCE

Presence in 27 countries worldwide

Country Offices( 17 countries)

AFRICA

Ghana( Kumasi)
Nigeria ( Abuja)
Ethiopia ( Addis Ababa)
Uganda ( Kampala)
Kenya ( Nairobi)
Rwanda ( Kigali)
Cameroon
Tanzania ( Mbeya)
Malawi ( Lilongwe)
Zambia
Mozambique ( Maputo)

ASIA

India ( New Delhi)
Bangladesh ( Dhaka)
Nepal
Bhutan
Tajikistan
Georgia ( Tiblisi)
China ( Beijing)
Vietnam ( Hanoi)
Philippines( Los Baños)
Indonesia
Myanmar

LATIN AMERICA &
THE CARIBBEAN

Peru ( Lima)
Ecuador ( Quito)
Brazil
Bolivia
Uruguay

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