Abstract
This is a study of the contribution of the International Potato Center (CIP) research on varietal change and potato production, particularly in developing countries. More specifically, the study focuses on adoption of CIP-related varieties in those countries.
Among the study findings:
- By 2007, breeding programs in 23 surveyed developing countries had released 681 new varieties, 251 of which had their origins in CIP germplasm.
- In Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, the aggregate area under CIP-related varieties increased by more than 230,000 hectares between 1997 and 2007, equivalent to one third of the worldwide increase.
- CIP-related varieties are now planted on more than 100,000 hectares in Peru.
- In Asia, 10% of the potato-growing area was planted with CIP-related varieties by 2007, up from 3.5% in 1997.
Citation
ISPC, SPIA. 2010. One million hectares of CIP potatoes. Impact Brief No. 36
Thiele, G. et al. 2008. Varietal change in potatoes in developing countries and the contribution of the International Potato Center: 1972-2007. Lima, CIP. Working Paper No. 6, 46 pp.
Author(s)
ISPC, SPIA
