Yanapai has been working on Participative selection of biofortified clones with high iron and zinc content in communities of Ambato Huancavelica during the last 3 years as part of the project: Planting the Andean Diet: Escalating the use of Agrobiodiversity to improve child nutrition in communities of Huancavelica” funded by…
10 farmers representing AGUAPAN from Huánuco, Huancavelica, Lima, Junín and Pasco, will Travel to Cusco to attend the World Potato Congress to share their experiences in growing diverse potato and to seek other enterprises that will support their Association and to improve their livelihoods. You can download the images here:…
Year three of project 2016 The communities in Ambato are characterized by a high rate of child malnutrition, scarcity of land highly vulnerable to unpredictable climate which to reduces yields which causes high temporary migration of young people. The main project objective is to contribute to a more diverse diet…
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GUARDIAN ASSOCIATION OF NATIVE POTATOES IN CENTRAL PERU (June 8 &9 2017) The third annual meeting of the Association of Custodian farmers of Central Peru (AGUAPAN) (founded on July 10,2014) will be held the District Of Laraos, Province of Yauyos, Lima Region during June 8…
The participation of custodian farmers of native potato diversity in the organic market (2014-2016) Severin Polreich*1, Maria Scurrah*2, and Gaia Luziatelli*3 *1 Associate Scientist, Genetics, Genomics and Crop Improvement *2 Director, NGO Grupo YANAPAI *3 Post-doctoral researcher, Social and Health Sciences and Innovation Systems The production of native potatoes The…
Two varieties from the International Potato (CIP) breeding program with extreme resistance to Late Blight, a disease which now affects potatoes up to 4000 m.a.s. l. Due to warmer temperatures it is moving up and now affects areas where native potatoes are cultivated. These two varieties have been selected participatively,…
Yanapai participated in parallel events On Sunday Dec 7th CARE Peru, CCAFS (Center for Climate change Food Security and Agriculture), CGIAR Centers and ICTA organized a session on food security in the Novo Hotel. Discussions were carried out in six groups: Scale up, proven action and practice; Ensure equitable outcomes…
As part of supporting custodian farmers from the hot spot of Huancavelica who are participating in monitoring of the CIP led INITIATIVE: CHIRAPAQ ÑAM (RAINBOW ROUTE ) of which Yanapai is a partner several farmer have been given the opportunity to sell native potatoes every Saturday from May July from…
Sharing experiences in conservation of native potatoes: Problems and challenges to climate change Date: August 19, 2014 Place: Pumaranra Main Square – Paucara Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Participants: Representatives from 10 communities of native potato guardians (Huancavelica and Junin), local authorities, government officials and researchers. Organizers: Chirapaq…
Each project took part in the celebration by taking posters and promotional material that was presented in a fair open to the public where the public came from research Institutions, Universities students and journalists. In the morning of the Tuesday an FORUM was held about the Future of family farming…
