We’re proud to present the International Potato Center Annual Report 2024! This year’s report reflects a landmark moment in our journey, showcasing global recognition, strategic engagement, and cutting-edge science guided by the CIP 2030 Strategic Plan.
Highlights from 2024 include:
- The first International Day of Potato celebrated worldwide, underscoring the crop’s role in global food security and nutrition.
- Launch of the CIP Cryo Vault in Lima, a pioneering facility securing the long-term conservation of potato and sweetpotato diversity.
- CIP 2030 Strategy launch at the Africa Food Summit, charting bold goals in Biodiversity, Crop Improvement, Regenerative Agriculture, and Urban Food Systems.
- Contributions to global discussions at APEC, the World Food Prize, and UN COP16, reaffirming CIP’s leadership in sustainable agriculture and agrobiodiversity.
Explore the report to see how our science and partnerships are transforming food systems for people and the planet. Share it with your partners, funders, and networks to amplify the impact of our work.
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“Sowing Today, Thriving Tomorrow: Accelerating Impact Toward 2030” captures a landmark year for @Cipotato — from the 1st UN International Day of Potato to the launch of the CIP 2030 Strategy.
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New science. Bold partnerships. Global milestones.
Our 2024 Annual Report shows how @Cipotato is accelerating impact toward 2030 — from cryo-conservation to iron-rich potatoes.
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Farmers. Scientists. Partners. Governments.
Together in 2024, we shaped breakthroughs that safeguard food systems against climate & nutrition challenges.
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The first story of our #CIPAR2024 takes you to Peru’s Andes, where young people are stepping up as Guardians of Native Potatoes.
Heritage meets innovation in the fight to protect biodiversity.
Our #CIPAR2024 opens with a story of resilience: young Guardians of Native Potatoes in Peru are using digital tools & culture to protect biodiversity.
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The second story of #CIPAR2024 spotlights a breakthrough decades in the making—iron potatoes.
With 50% more iron & zinc, they’re reshaping how we fight malnutrition worldwide.
The second story of #CIPAR2024 takes us to the Andes, where the world’s first iron-biofortified potatoes are changing the future of nutrition.
Read how they fight anemia & stunting
The third story of #CIPAR2024 spotlights women farmers in Bihar, India, leading change with zero tillage potato farming.
Less labor, lower costs, higher yields—and cleaner air by reducing rice straw burning.
Instead of burning rice straw, farmers in Bihar use it as mulch for potatoes.
This zero tillage method boosts yields, cuts costs, reduces pollution & empowers women.
Learn more in the third story of #CIPAR2024
The last story of #CIPAR2024 takes us to Kampala , where agripreneurs are turning sweetpotato vines into silage—cutting waste, boosting incomes, and feeding cities.
From waste to opportunity: urban food systems reimagined.
As cities expand, so does demand for food.
In Uganda, CIP supports agripreneurs like Martha Matovu, who transforms discarded sweetpotato vines into animal feed—a solution tackling waste, nutrition, and livelihoods.
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Every story begins with a seed — and in 2024, those seeds grew into impact.
From young guardians of native potatoes in the Andes, to the rise of iron-rich potatoes fighting anemia…
From zero-tillage farming that restores soil, to agripreneurs turning city waste into opportunity.
#CIPAR2024 captures these journeys of resilience, innovation, and hope.
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The first story of our #CIPAR2024 takes us high into Peru’s Andes, where thousands of native potato varieties have been cultivated for generations.
Today, young people are stepping forward as Guardians of Native Potatoes—using digital tools, competitions, and storytelling to keep biodiversity alive for the future.
In the second story of #CIPAR2024, we highlight a game-changing innovation: iron-biofortified potatoes.
With 50% more iron & zinc, they’re tackling childhood stunting, empowering women’s health, and proving that breeding today can change nutrition tomorrow.
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The third story of #CIPAR2024 takes us to Bihar, India, where women farmers are transforming potato farming with zero tillage.
Instead of plowing, they plant potatoes under rice straw mulch—cutting costs, boosting yields, and reducing pollution.
Cities are growing, farmland is shrinking. But what if waste became opportunity?
In Kampala, Uganda, agripreneur Martha Namabiro Matovu is turning discarded sweetpotato vines into animal feed—boosting milk yields, cutting costs, and reducing waste.
The last story of #CIPAR2024 shows how agripreneurs are transforming urban food systems.
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