All about the proposed Global Potato Research Centre in Agra CIP

 Peru based research International Premier research Potato And Sweet Potato

CIP South Asia Regional Centre CSARC established at Singna in Agra, India and South Asia

What?

HQ Lima founded in 1971 focus on Potato, sweet Potato, and Andean roots and tubers.

The Potato Crop =PeruvianBolivian Andes, across world by the spaniards and The Portuguese, colonised the continent 

In 1975 Initial agreement Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICAR

What Foundation will it carry out?

Investment= Productivity, Post- harvest management and value addition.

CSARC= new climate-resilient, disease free, processing-suitable varieties.

171 cr. Up govt for 10 hectares.

Significant?

Rice 

Wheat

Potato

Maize

Cassava


India's average potato yield is 25tonnes about half of its potential of over 50 tonnes per hectare.

Sp 11.5  much less than 30tn.

India across to the largest global collection of germoplasm available with the CIP 

Reducing India's independence on seed imports from neighboring countries.

India = exporting products and aid food processing industries

What is India Position in global Production?

China produced 78.24mt.

India 51.30mt.

Account for over one third of the global potato production 

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