Apurímac: INIA transferred more than 450 varieties of native potatoes to conservationist producers

The National Institute of Agrarian Innovation (INIA) transferred more than 450 varieties of native potatoes, of high genetic quality, for the benefit of conservationist farmers in the Agrobiodiversity Zones of Paymakis and Andahuaylas, in the Apurímac region. The transfer of this genetic material was carried out by the Chumbibamba Agrarian Experimental Station of the INI, with the aim that farmers reduce the loss of their crops, increase the productive yield of their hectares, and implement a Community Seed Bank to conserve the genetic material of potatoes in the communities of Marjuni, Payancca, and Kishuara (Paymakis) and Chacrampa, Huayana, and Tumay Huaraca (Andahuaylas). These varieties of native potatoes, due to their high genetic value, have the ability to tolerate the main pests and diseases, increase harvest levels per hectare, conserve soil fertility because they reduce the use of agrochemicals, and generate crops with high levels of nutrients and antioxidants vital for ...