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2. Integrated crop management • Sistemas Agrícolas To be competitive in high value markets and improve their income,
Simple technologies, such as the application of calcium in the soil, can greatly Sostenibles Articula-
improve yields and the frying quality of tubers. Harmful pests like the Andean dos al Mercado (SASM) farmers need to improve the quality and yield of their production.
– Inventario de
weevil can largely be controlled by combining farmers’ traditional practices In collaboration with CIP’s research divisions and its national
Tecnologías
with better knowledge of the pest reproduction cycle, reducing the need for Sostenibles en la
pesticides. Thanks to methods for capacity strengthening such as Farmer Field Región Alto-Andina de research partners, Papa Andina promotes the development and
Schools and Local Agricultural Research Committees, these simple Bolivia, Ecuador y
technological innovations are being adapted and integrated by small farmers Perú. adoption of technological innovations that help small Andean
in their production systems. ALAP Review. 2009.
Caycho-Ronco, J. et al. farmers respond better to market demand, without affecting their

• Muña (sp.
productive and natural resources, including biodiversity.
3. Post harvest management Minthostachys mollis)
essential oil, as a
natural alternative to How does it work?
control potato The starting point is market demand. For high value markets, quality means specific
sprouting tested tuber size and a skin clear from pest and disease damage, good frying characteristics,
under different
and maximized storage and shelf life. It also means the preservation of natural
storage conditions.
Article presented at the production methods that are part of the added value that consumers associate with
ISTRC Symposium, Lima, native potatoes.
Peru. 2009.
Manrique-Klinge K. et al. To respond to market demand with a focus on poverty reduction, Papa Andina and its
strategic research partners promote technological innovations that are:
• bound to improve the competitiveness of small farmers
Simple grading and peeling machines have Organic sprout inhibitors are being • environmentally sustainable
greatly improved the quality of freeze-dried developed to increase storage and shelf • based on the combination of traditional knowledge from farmers, the practical
potatoes (chuño). life of tubers. Tools: experience of local partners (NGOs), and knowledge gained from research institutions.
• Learning to control
The main technological innovations developed and promoted by Papa Andina and its
potato late blight – A
Results facilitator’s guide. partners are related to three areas:
10 — Thanks to the introduction of an array
International Potato
9— 8.4
of technological innovations in the Center, INIAP, SENACYT.
8— production systems of High Andean 142 p. 2008. Cáceres, 1. Quality seed systems adapted to native potatoes
7— 6.3 small farmers, important results have P.A. et al. (available in
6—
been achieved in both yields and Spanish, Quechua and
t/ha

5—
quality over the past four years. English versions)
4—
3— For example, in Ecuador potato yield
2— has increased an average of 33%. In
1— Peru, small farmers are able to
0— respond to the high quality standards
Participants Non-Participants demanded by multinational
Yield from participants and non-participants companies for chips production,
in stakeholder platforms supported by Papa accessing a more stable and profitable
Andina and its partners in Ecuador demand for their native potatoes.

Aeroponics is a technological innovation that improves the

production efficiency of high quality mini-tubers. Combined with
more conventional multiplication techniques in farmers’ fields, it
allows farmers to renew stocks of quality seed more rapidly.
Contact
Papa Andina
cip-pandina@cgiar.org
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 Technological innovations
KeyReadings for sustainable development METHODOLOGIES
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I N N O VAT I O N

2. Integrated crop management • Sistemas Agrícolas To be competitive in high value markets and improve their income,
Simple technologies, such as the application of calcium in the soil, can greatly Sostenibles Articula-
improve yields and the frying quality of tubers. Harmful pests like the Andean dos al Mercado (SASM) farmers need to improve the quality and yield of their production.
– Inventario de
weevil can largely be controlled by combining farmers’ traditional practices In collaboration with CIP’s research divisions and its national
Tecnologías
with better knowledge of the pest reproduction cycle, reducing the need for Sostenibles en la
pesticides. Thanks to methods for capacity strengthening such as Farmer Field Región Alto-Andina de research partners, Papa Andina promotes the development and
Schools and Local Agricultural Research Committees, these simple Bolivia, Ecuador y
technological innovations are being adapted and integrated by small farmers Perú. adoption of technological innovations that help small Andean
in their production systems. ALAP Review. 2009.
Caycho-Ronco, J. et al. farmers respond better to market demand, without affecting their

• Muña (sp.
productive and natural resources, including biodiversity.
3. Post harvest management Minthostachys mollis)
essential oil, as a
natural alternative to How does it work?
control potato The starting point is market demand. For high value markets, quality means specific
sprouting tested tuber size and a skin clear from pest and disease damage, good frying characteristics,
under different
and maximized storage and shelf life. It also means the preservation of natural
storage conditions.
Article presented at the production methods that are part of the added value that consumers associate with
ISTRC Symposium, Lima, native potatoes.
Peru. 2009.
Manrique-Klinge K. et al. To respond to market demand with a focus on poverty reduction, Papa Andina and its
strategic research partners promote technological innovations that are:
• bound to improve the competitiveness of small farmers
Simple grading and peeling machines have Organic sprout inhibitors are being • environmentally sustainable
greatly improved the quality of freeze-dried developed to increase storage and shelf • based on the combination of traditional knowledge from farmers, the practical
potatoes (chuño). life of tubers. Tools: experience of local partners (NGOs), and knowledge gained from research institutions.
• Learning to control
The main technological innovations developed and promoted by Papa Andina and its
potato late blight – A
Results facilitator’s guide. partners are related to three areas:
10 — Thanks to the introduction of an array
International Potato
9— 8.4
of technological innovations in the Center, INIAP, SENACYT.
8— production systems of High Andean 142 p. 2008. Cáceres, 1. Quality seed systems adapted to native potatoes
7— 6.3 small farmers, important results have P.A. et al. (available in
6—
been achieved in both yields and Spanish, Quechua and
t/ha

5—
quality over the past four years. English versions)
4—
3— For example, in Ecuador potato yield
2— has increased an average of 33%. In
1— Peru, small farmers are able to
0— respond to the high quality standards
Participants Non-Participants demanded by multinational
Yield from participants and non-participants companies for chips production,
in stakeholder platforms supported by Papa accessing a more stable and profitable
Andina and its partners in Ecuador demand for their native potatoes.

Aeroponics is a technological innovation that improves the

production efficiency of high quality mini-tubers. Combined with
more conventional multiplication techniques in farmers’ fields, it
allows farmers to renew stocks of quality seed more rapidly.
Contact
Papa Andina
cip-pandina@cgiar.org
P A P A A N D I N A w w w. p a p a n d i n a . o rg