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Importante acreditación ISO para el banco genético del CIP

Grabado el Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:18:58 EST

In what is a world first, the CGIAR International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, Peru, was awarded International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Accreditation for its germplasm acquisition, management and distribution operations. This is the first time that a genebank has gained accreditation anywhere in the world.

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En Día Nacional de la Papa lanzan Iniciativa Papas Andinas

Grabado el Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:38:15 EST

Lima – 30 May. As part of the celebrations for Peru’s 2008 National Potato Day, the Papas Andinas Initiative was launched today as a public-private partnership that aims to promote the consumption and marketing of native Peruvian potatoes with social responsibility at national, regional and international levels. The Initiative includes industry-leading companies such as PepsiCo Foods (Fritolay) and Wong, and has the support of the International Potato Center (CIP), the Ministry of Agriculture of Peru and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

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La papa, alimento del futuro

Grabado el Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:02:37 EST

As cereal prices rise, potatoes have the potential to be the affordable food for the developing countries

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