Publications /  Annual Report 1999

In 1999, we decided to mark the passage of CIP and the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) into the new millennium by celebrating the potato: its origin and domestication in the Andes, its role in global food systems, and its promise for the future.

A fully illustrated book with texts by outstanding historians, scientists, and journalists will serve as a special commemorative complement to this year’s annual report to our stakeholders. This annual report will therefore be more concise than in the past, summarizing research highlights and providing a description of the financial and administrative standing of the Center in 1999. We trust that our readers will enjoy the visual and conceptual celebration of the potato, which will be available later this year.