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Potato Production Course
To strengthen the potato seed production capacities of local and national technicians in the USAID Potato Program in Georgia, the International Potato Center (CIP) is organizing a virtual course on potato production covering the following topics: pest and disease management, seed production, and fertilizer and water management. Module 1 is full but modules 2 and 3 are taking applications now. We recommend this course for business-sector specialists and farm advisors linked to the potato value chain in Georgia.
All participants will receive official certificates of course completion.
JORGE ANDRADE-PIEDRA
Senior Scientist
International Potato Center
(instructor)
JEFFREY BENTLEY
Agricultural Anthropologist
CGIAR Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas
(student support)
ANDRÉ DEVAUX
Agricultural Scientist
World Potato Congress
(instructor)
SEGUNDO FUENTES
Senior Research Associate
International Potato Center
(instructor)
RUSUDAN MDIVANI
CIP Regional Leader for CA and the Caucasus
Chief of Party, USAID Potato Program in Georgia
(director)
WILMER PÉREZ
Plant Pathologist
International Potato Center
(instructor)
DAVID RAMÍREZ
Crop Scientist
International Potato Center
(instructor)
JAVIER RINZA
Crop Scientist
International Potato Center
(instructor)
ELKE VANDAMME
Food Systems Agronomist
International Potato Center
(instructor)
The content will be online. Materials – slide presentations, pre-recorded lectures, learning objectives and multiple-choice questions – will be available in English and Georgian. All other sections during the webinar and related discussions will be conducted in English with simultaneous translation into Georgian.
A more detailed schedule will be shared with participants after registration.
Integrated management of late blight | Wilmer Pérez
Integrated management of viral diseases | Segundo Fuentes
Plant nutrition and fertilizer management | Elke Vandamme
Postharvest and seed potato storage | André Devaux
Production of seed potato | Jorge Andrade-Piedra
Potato water requirements: partial root-zone drying irrigation and water use efficiency | David Ramírez and Javier Rinza
