Chile: INIA will have 25 hectares of potato seeds and 150 hectares of cereals

Published 2022년 9월 2일

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The Agricultural Research Institute (INIA) of Chile, led by Iris Lobos, has announced plans to expand seed production in southern Chile, covering 25 hectares for potato certified seed and 150 hectares for cereal seedbeds, including oats, triticale, and wheat. This initiative aims to bolster food sovereignty and security, especially supporting peasant family farming. INIA is collaborating with various stakeholders on a national seed production plan and is developing a long-term partnership with the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation (MINCTCI) to create new climate-resistant crop varieties. The visit to INIA La Pampa also included inspections of laboratories, seed selection processes, and the Angus breeding program.

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“This season we will have 25 hectares of potatoes to deliver certified seed in southern Chile. In addition, 150 hectares of cereal seedbeds, where we will have oats, triticale and wheat and we will also make a contribution to genetics through our Angus genetic nucleus that we also have here at INIA La Pampa”, said Iris Lobos, national director from the Agricultural Research Institute (INIA) at the end of their tour of INIA La Pampa, a seed production center located in Purranque, Los Lagos Region. Lobos stressed that "with this, INIA is contributing in a real way to food sovereignty and security and at the same time giving priority support to peasant family farming." These announcements are part of an ambitious national plan, in collaboration with INDAP, as well as with local and regional governments from various regions, for the production and multiplication of seeds. Along with the above, the national director announced that INIA and the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge ...

Source: Portaldelcampo