International Potato Center

The International Potato Center (known as CIP from its Spanish-language name Centro Internacional de la Papa) is a research facility based in Lima, Peru, that seeks to reduce poverty and achieve food security on a sustained basis in developing countries through scientific research and related activities on potato, sweet potato, other root and tuber crops, and on the improved management of natural resources in the Andes and other mountain areas.[1] It was established in 1971 by decree of the Peruvian government.[2]

International Potato Center
Centro Internacional de la Papa
Established1971
TypeResearch center
Location
Coordinates12°04′37″S 76°56′46″W
Websitecipotato.org

CIP is one of the 15 specialized research centers of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, an international consortium of agricultural research organizations, having joined in 1972.[2]

In late 2015, they partnered with NASA to attempt to grow potatoes in a simulated Martian environment.[3] In March 2017, they announced that preliminary indications are positive.[4]

CIP - Georgia

In 2015,[5] CIP began a 3-year project to "Enhance the rural livelihood of Georgia,", which in 2017 the Republic of Austria provided funding, delegated to the Austrian Development Agency, for the project, which was extended an additional 3 years.[6] The project's goal is to "improve the livelihoods of Georgian farmers by increasing profitability and sustainability of their potato crops and to increase capacity of national players in the potato seed value chain."[7]

Directors
Jan Low, regional director for Africa of the CIP, catches up with Segenet Kelemu, director general of the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology.

References
  2. American Society for Horticultural Science.Origin of the International Potato Center.
  3. Puiu, Tibi (22 December 2015). "NASA wants to grow potatoes on the red planet. Just like Mark Watney from 'The Martian'". ZME Science. Retrieved 23 December 2015. They’ll use soil from Pampas de La Joya Desert in Peru (very similar to that found on Mars) and replicate atmospheric conditions on Mars, which is comprised of 95% carbon dioxide.
  4. Ranck, Joel (8 March 2017). "Indicators show potatoes can grow on Mars" (Press release). CIP.
  5. https://ishpotato.cipotato.org/cip-georgia/
  6. https://ishpotato.cipotato.org
  7. https://ishpotato.cipotato.org/project/
  8. http://foodmuseum.typepad.com/potato_museum_blog/2004/03/pamela_k_anders.html
  9. https://cipotato.org/about/team/executive-committee/



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