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02/02/2015 Sweetpotatoes originated somewhere between Central America and South America and were cultivated by the Incas even before the year 1000…

01/30/2015 Peru’s darling crop, the potato, has defied the capricious climate of the Andes for millennia, morphing into 2,500 varieties. But…

01/27/2015 Mujeres agricultoras de Castro y Puqueldón conocen realidad de papa andina en Perú. Iniciativa, apoyada por FIA, permitió a integrantes…

01/25/2015 Tras muchos años de deliberaciones, China ha designado oficialmente a la papa (o patata) como su cuarto alimento básico principal,…

01/23/2015 For most of my life, I have been severely prejudiced against the potato. Like many Americans, I regarded potatoes as…

01/22/2015 A medida que el calentamiento global reduce las tierras aptas para el cultivo de papas, los agricultores quechuas de los…

01/22/2015 The Shimla-based Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), in association with the Peru-based International Potato Center, is working on a project…

01/19/2015 Researchers are implementing a new project to explore increased use of roots, tubers and bananas (RTBs) and technologies to reduce…

01/14/2015 Go to the article link Global Donor Platform for Rural Development

01/11/2015 With rice and wheat production increasingly tough in the region, as water shortages, low-lying land, and climate change hurt output,…

01/09/2015 Agricultural gene banks hope soon to cease serving primarily as warehouses for plant seeds and start capitalizing on the often…

01/02/2015 Los agricultores bolivarenses comenzaron las pruebas para dar valor agregado a los productos. Hasta ahora cuentan con un centro de…