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For potato farmers in Peru, climate change is local
As leaders gather this week in Copenhagen to debate solutions for climate change, farmers and scientists in Peru are working on ways to adapt to changes in the weather that are affecting their potato crops. Scientists say that the crop can be made more sustainable in the face of less water and higher temperatures. (Francine Uenuma / The Washington Post).

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"The potato, hidden treasure: 2008, a year later". This BBC video shows the achievements of native potatoes thanks to World Challenge Award 2007.(In Spanish)

FAO video about the global importance of potatoes (In Spanish)

The International Year of the Potato aims to create global awareness of the strong role of the potato in agriculture, economy and world food security.
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http://www.potato2008.org/es/elaip/video.html

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