Peru and Bolivia work to improve productivity of family potato farming

The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation of Peru (Midagri) and the Ministry of Rural Development and Lands of Bolivia (MDRyT) work on biodiversity and good climate-smart practices to improve the productivity of family agriculture in Andean potato-based food systems , highlighted the coordinator of the International Potato Center (CIP), Paola Flores. “We agree that these climate-smart practices should be applied to strengthen the availability of food in rural areas for Family Farming, also so that they are recognized in the market as having a differentiated value and thus can generate interesting income for small farmers in both countries ”, explained the specialist during the virtual videoconference" Production, transformation and promotion of potato consumption ". The first session of the videoconference aimed to strengthen the technical capacities of the staff of the MDRyT and the National Institute of Agrarian Research (INIA) of Peru, in the application of ...