International Potato Center

Happening now at CIP in Lima! We are bringing together partners from Brazil, Chile, and Ecuador to mark an important milestone: safeguarding crop genetic resources in the Plant Cryo Vault ❄️. A collective effort to protect biodiversity 🌱 and strengthen future food security.

A milestone for global crop diversity conservation! Brazil 🇧🇷, Chile 🇨🇱, and Ecuador 🇪🇨 will deposit safety copies of their crop genetic resources in the Plant Cryo Vault at @Cipotato in Lima, Peru.

From the wild relatives of potatoes in South America to farmers’ fields in East Africa 🌎. CIP and the @CropTrust are working to turn valuable crop diversity 🥔 into improved varieties that can better withstand climate & disease challenges. 👉🏽 bit.ly/PR-PotatoAfrica 🔸@CGIAR

CIP’s Science and Innovation 💡 team gathered in Nairobi for two days of knowledge exchange and collaboration, exploring AI, scientific quality, and progress towards CIP’s four science goals 🌱. 🔸 @CGIAR

Where could Purple Top threaten potato 🥔 production in South America? CIP’s new website 💻 features a risk map to help identify vulnerable areas and support early action against this pest and disease complex. 👉🏽 bit.ly/LaunchPurpleTop 🔸 @CGIAR

Better potatoes 🥔 need more than good breeding 🌱. CIP and the @CropTrust BOLD project combines wild potato diversity, farmer testing, and stronger seed systems to help deliver resilient varieties to farmers in Kenya. 👉🏽 bit.ly/PR-PotatoAfrica 🔸@CGIAR

Proteger la papa 🥔 es proteger la seguridad alimentaria de los Andes. La nueva plataforma del CIP 💻 reúne información científica y un mapa de riesgo para ayudar a identificar zonas vulnerables y prevenir pérdidas por el Complejo Punta Morada. 👉🏽 bit.ly/LanzamientoPuntaMorad…

Wild potato 🥔 relatives hold valuable traits for tackling heat, pests, and diseases. CIP and the @CropTrust are expanding the BOLD project in Kenya to help turn this diversity into more resilient varieties for farmers. 👉🏽 bit.ly/PR-PotatoAfrica 🔸@CGIAR

How can science help prevent a potato 🥔 crisis? CIP’s new Purple Top website features a risk map 🗺️ and tools 🔍 to help identify threats to potato crops. AI-powered detection technologies are also in development. 👉🏽 bit.ly/LaunchPurpleTop 🔸 @CGIAR

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El CIP lanzó una plataforma digital sobre el Complejo Punta Morada para ayudar a detectar y monitorear esta amenaza a la producción de papa 🥔 en los Andes. Incluye información científica y un mapa de riesgo 🔎. 👉🏽 bit.ly/LanzamientoPuntaMorad…

How can we safeguard the crop diversity that sustains our food systems 🌍? At #COP17, CIP and partners will discuss conserving Centers of Crop Origin and introduce the vision for the Vavilov Network, a global platform for collaboration. 👉🏽 bit.ly/E-CropsOrigin 🔸 @CONABIO

Protecting potatoes 🥔 starts with early detection. CIP has launched a new Purple Top website 💻 with scientific information and a risk map to help monitor and manage this serious threat to Andean potato production. 👉🏽 bit.ly/LaunchPurpleTop 🔸 @CGIAR

Congratulations to Gabriela Burgos of CIP, recipient of the @WorldFoodPrize’s Top Agriculture Pioneer Award 🏆! Her research on iron bioavailability in two new Peruvian potato 🥔 varieties highlights the potential of science to improve nutrition. 👉🏽 bit.ly/WFP-GabyRecognition

Research can help farmers grow resilient crops and protect biodiversity 🌱. But its impact is limited if people cannot access its findings. This #OpenAccessWeek, discover why open science matters. 👉🏽 bit.ly/OAW-2026 🔸 @CGIAR

Digital technology should create opportunities, not inequalities. CIP’s research in Bolivia explores how Indigenous women can lead drone-based agricultural 🌱 services, strengthening their entrepreneurship & helping protect crops from emerging threats 👉🏽 bit.ly/IDRW-CIP

The diversity of our crops is vital for resilient agriculture 🌱 & food security. At #COP17, CIP & its partners will explore ways to monitor, conserve and sustainably use agrobiodiversity, from farms to natural habitats. 👉🏽 bit.ly/CIPatCOP17 🔸 @CGIAR 🔸 @UNBiodiversity

Science has greater impact when knowledge is accessible 🔓. For #OpenAccessWeek 📚, CIP explores how open access can help research reach the people and communities who can put it to use. 👉🏽 bit.ly/OAW-2026 🔸 @CGIAR

How can digital agriculture 🌱 help close gender gaps? CIP and the @PROINPA_Bolivia are exploring how women-led drone enterprises in Bolivia can expand into crop monitoring, disease diagnosis, and risk mapping 🗺️. 👉🏽 bit.ly/IDRW-CIP

Agricultural biodiversity is vital for resilient food systems, but monitoring it remains a global challenge. At #COP17, CIP & partners will share tools & approaches to improve agrobiodiversity monitoring, strengthen collaboration. 👉🏽 bit.ly/SideEvent1-CIPatCOP17 🔸 @BiovIntCIAT_eng