Did you know 2008 is the International Year of the Potato?
To celebrate, ten Latin American countries (plus Spain) formed the Latin American Network for Innovation on Potato Improvement and Dissemination, or Red Latinpapa (which I prefer) for short.
Latinpapa was organized during a meeting last week in Lima, Peru, by the Peru-based International Potato Centre (CIP).
$1.5 million from the members’ governments will fund efforts to assist poor farmers by getting their input and helping them access technologies. Latinpapa also wants to increase access to genetic innovations and new varieties.
Latinpapa includes Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Uruguay, Venezuela. Interested citizens can join through their national network or create one of their own.
Source and Image: SciDev.net
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