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Trias Supports Potato Chain Business in Ecuador and Peru
Loca:on: Chimborazo, Tungurahua (Ecuador) and Apurimac (Peru) By: Lieve Van Elsen, Trias South America Most local potato producers work individually and have little experience in forming associations or cooperatives. This is the main challenge in the potato sector. They also face high price fluctuation. Prices can get as low as $2 per 45 kg, which…
Read MoreDashanbao Potato Growers Cooperative of Zhao Yang County
Located in Zhaotong, Yunnan, China Contributed by Dr. Peter VanderZaag, Yunnan Normal University The initiative to grow high quality seed potatoes at this very high altitude was initiated by Township leaders who approached TuMaMa for assistance. Specialists from the Zhaotong Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the author were invited to give lectures on the possibilities…
Read MoreAllin Kawsay Assists Andean Potato Farmers: Supported by BASF
Located in Huánuco, Peru Contributed by BASF Peruana S.A. ABSTRACT In Quechua, the indigenous language spoken in the territory of the former Inca Empire, Allin Kawsay means “the good life.” Crop failures have devastating impacts on the smallholders’ livelihoods since potatoes are not only their major source of income but also serve as an important…
Read MorePula Potatoes and Vegetables Farmers Association Supported by Private Partners
Pula, Canlaon City, Philippines Contributed by Dr. Victoria Demonteverde of Potato Systems Research and Training Center and Dr. Peter VanderZaag of Sunrise Potato Systems Institute The PPVFA is comprised of mostly subsistence farmers who generally have low income and lives within or adjacent to the Kanlaon National Park. Formerly, middle men or financiers provided the…
Read MoreFarmer Tan Wei Supported by TuMaMa in Developing Potato Business
Located in Zhaotong, Yunnan, China Contributed by Dr. Peter VanderZaag, Yunnan Normal University Tan Wei isthe President of the company and the company also includes as managers, Li Jun and Tan Yan Xiong (family members) and 2 other cooperators, Jin Rong Yu and Liu Yun Peng who work together on another farm in another county…
Read MoreFarmer Guta Gudisa Supported by Numerous Public and Private Partners
An Ethiopian farmer from the Jeldu Woreda (district) of the Oromia region Contributed by Dr. Berga Lemaga, CIP and Gebremedhin Woldegiorgis of Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) Public and Private Partners: Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) provided seed, training & advertising; International Potato Center (CIP) provided training, technologies & genetic resources to EIAR.…
Read MoreKisima Farms: A Large Farm Supporting Local Communities
Contributed by Dr. Berga Lemaga of the International Potato Center 1. Collaboration between local operators/partnerships/financing In each Sub-Saharan African (SSA) country, there is a potato research and development that involves many actors (partners) ranging from input suppliers to consumers. There is, however, a disconnect between these partners, leading to duplication of efforts and hence waste…
Read MoreWPC Receives Invitation to Deliver Address During the 43rd Session of the FAO Conference in Rome
ABOVE: From left to right: Dr. Maximo Torero, FAO Chief Economist, Dr. Qu Dongyu, Director-General FAO, Mr. Julio Eduardo Martinetti, Ambassador of Peru to Italy, Dr. André Devaux, WPC Director, and Mr. Christian Barrantes, Vice Minister of MIDAGRI, Peru. Earlier in July, the World Potato Congress was honored to receive an invitation to deliver an…
Read MoreWorld Potato Congress Inc. welcomes Jianmin Xie as International Advisor
The World Potato Congress Inc. Board Of Directors is pleased to announce Mr. Jianmin Xie in a key role as an International Advisor. President of the World Potato Congress, Peter Vanderzaag, welcomes Jianmin. “Jianmin is the Director of the CIP-China Center for Asia and the Pacific (CCCAP)，Country Convener of CGIAR in China and as such…
Read MoreWorld Potato Congress awards Nairobi, Kenya the 2026 World Potato Congress
JOINT NEWS RELEASE BETWEEN WORLD POTATO CONGRESS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA REGARDING THE 2026 WORLD POTATO CONGRESS The World Potato Congress Inc. is pleased to announce that Nairobi, Kenya has been chosen as the site for its 2026 World Potato Congress. The proposed theme for this event is, “Developing Global Potato Partnerships for Enhanced…
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