Presentan los aportes a base de tunta o chuño blanco en Puno
8/26/2011 El centro internacional de la papa (CIP) y la agencia suiza para el desarrollo y la cooperación (COSUDE) destacaron…
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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.
Potato project aims to create spuds as you’ll like
07/31/2011 An international project based in Peru hopes that by decoding the potato’s entire genetic code, it will allow future…
Zooming on the secret life of genetic resources in potatoes: high technology meets old-fashioned footwork
8/24/2011 CIP team — Henry Saul Juarez Soto, Franklin Plasencia and Stef de Haan — win thrid prize in International…
Felipe De Mendiburu-Delgado Receives ASQ-Certified Six Sigma Green Belt
The Certification Board of ASQ (American Society for Quality) is pleased to announce that Felipe De Mendiburu-Delgado has completed the requirements to be named an ASQ-Certified Six Sigma Green Belt – (ASQ SSGB).
Learning to produce for the market is first step in promoting farming-as-business culture
For farmers to link with markets, they need to learn not only to produce, but to “produce for the market” and a key starting point is for them to learn to view their farm as a business enterprise that needs to be managed for profit. This is just as true for Australian farmers as it is for smallholder farmers in the developing world.
Quality and Nutrition Lab
The Quality and Nutrition Laboratory supports research-for-development projects that aim to reduce malnutrition or promote health by improving the nutritional…
Gender
Investing in Women: Key Players for Ensuring Impact Women play a critical role in producing root and tuber crops. They…
In Nairobi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel puts on lab coat, meets young bioscientists fighting hunger in Africa
7/12/2011 Go to the article link ILRI news