Estudiando los cultivos desde el cielo
05/15/2014 En Lima (Perú), el Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) usa drones para evaluar desde el aire el rendimiento de…
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Hot potato, wait for Lima lessons
05/09/2014 Bhubaneswar, May 9: Potato crisis looms large in the state this year, but without setting the basics right at home…
11/07/2013 Al Jazeera released a special documentary on CIP and Andean potato growers on their Earthrise program. The feature focuses on…
No such thing as a humble spud
10/26/2013 In an increasingly hungry world, the potato plays a crucial role – nutritious, cheap, easy to grow and use. In…
Eight Mini-Stories of Family Farmers Nourishing the World – And More
Agriculture is responsible for approximately 70 percent of the world’s fresh water use, 20-30 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, and…
Africa: Traditional Innovation in Farming Is Under Threat
10/02/2013 Indigenous knowledge is innovative, not static, says Krystyna Swiderska. Protecting it will help food security. Go to the article link
Producción de semilla de camote biofortificado
09/30/2013 Con el cultivo de camote se introdujeron 33 cultivares del rubro biofortificado in vitro, desde el Centro Internacional de la…
Mozambique: Govt Developing New Sweet Potato Varieties
09/13/2013 Maputo — Mozambique’s Agricultural Research Institute (IIAM) is developing new varieties of sweet potato containing better nutrition, improved drought resistance…
Entregarán semilla de papa de alta calidad y probada en la zona norte
09/04/2013 Con el fin de dotar a los productores de semilla limpia, de excelente calidad, producida y probada en la zona…
Expertos analizan adaptación al cambio climático de los sistemas productivos de papa y trigo
08/21/2013 Un seminario sobre adaptación de los sistemas productivos de papa y trigo al cambio climático, se realizará el jueves 29…
Drones take to the air for archaeology in Peru
08/19/2013 Archaeologists at Peru’s Catholic University are using custom-made drones to help map sites associated with the 1,300-year-old Moche civilization, which…
In Peru, drones used for agriculture, archeology
08/17/2013 These aircraft are small in size, are equipped with high-precision video or photo cameras and go virtually unnoticed in the…