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AdditionallypartoftheprogramssuccesswillbeevaluatedbasedonitsassistanceinupgradingUNCsbreedingcapabilitiesalongwiththesuccessfuldeliveryofnewnutritionalandpostharvestprocessingguidelines.Allthreegoalswillhelpempowerindigenouscommunitiestoimprovepotatoproductionallalongthevaluechain.Kushalappabelievesthepotatohasanimportantroletoplayinalleviatinghungerindevelopingcountriesbutthisisdependentonthequalityofthespuds.Potatoyielddependsonpotatocultivarsgeneticabilitytoproducemoretuberyieldresistlateblightandtoleratedroughthesays.Improvedpotatocultivarsareexpectedtoyieldmoreandthuscanfeedthefamilyandiftherearemoretheycanbesoldtobuyotherbasicneeds.MineraldecienciesinthedietsuchaszincandironleadtopoorhealthandmineraldeciencyisveryprevalentinLatinAmerica.WeintendtoselectpotatocultivarswhichcanaccumulatemoreInternationalPartnershipsInternationalpartnershipsarebecomingincreasinglyimportanttothesuccessoflocalpotatoproductioninthedevelopingworld.CIPisanactivepartnerinmanyprogramsacrosstheglobalSouthaccordingtoCanadianresearcherandgrowerPeterVanderZaagwhoservesasaboardmemberforCIP.CIPisactivelyworkingincollaborationwithothers.Everythingwedoiswithpartnersinbothdevelopinganddevelopedcountries.Wehaveabigmandateandtheonlywaytodoitisthroughpartnershipshesays.InrecentyearsVanderZaagcontinuestherehasbeenanincreasingrecognitionthatpotatoeshavearoletoplayinenhancingfoodsecurityaroundtheworld.Ingeneraltheproleofrootstubersandbananashasbeenraisedsubstantiallyinthelastveyears.CIPleadstheglobalresearchprogramoftheConsultativeGrouponInternationalAgriculturalResearchonrootstubersandbananas.Wehavebeenabletogetincreasedlevelsoffundingtoraisetheproleandhelpboosttheproductivityofthesecrops.Inthelast40yearspotatoproductionhasquadrupledinthedevelopingworld.Chinaleadsglobalproductionwithastringofotherdevelopingnationscominginaheadofwesterncountriesintermsofoverallproduction.HoweverthetablestockmarketwhichreliesonlocalvarietiesisstillmoreimportantthanprocessingmarketsindevelopingcountriesandCIPresearchersareworkingtoensuretherichpotentialoflocalvarietiesispreservedforthegenerationstocome.CIPkeepsgermplasminagenebankinLimawhichcomprisesthousandsofnativecultivarsfromtheAndeanregionandwildspecies.Thatisthetreasurehousethatweareandwillbeabletoutilizeforbreedingforallthesedifferenttraitsintheyearsaheadhesays.VanderZaagisexcitedaboutthefutureofpotatobreedinganditspotentialtotackletheproblemsincreasinginthedevelopingworld.Wehaveabrightfutureaheadofuswiththepotatogenomebeingfullymapped.Wecanstartmovinggenesaroundwithinthespeciesheadds.Inhisviewcisgenesisbreedingpotatoesatthegeneticlevelusingnaturalgenesfromothervarietiesofpotatoesisthewayforwardforpotatobreedinganditwillbekeyintheghtagainstlateblight.Itsafastwayofdoingtraditionalbreedingandverypreciseyoujustmovethegenesyouwantheexplains.Thisisthefuture.HoweverVanderZaagadvocatesforcautioninhowpartnershipsbetweendevelopedanddevelopingnationsareviewed.Youcantintroducenewvarietiesoranynewtechnologywithoutfullyevaluatingthemunderthedevelopingcountryssocioeconomicandagronomicclimaticconditionsheexplains.FirstWorldsolutionscannotbeimposedondevelopingnationsfarpreferablearepartnershipsinwhichmutuallearningandrespectareguaranteed.WeneverfullyunderstandtheirsituationssaysVanderZaag.ASuperiorCropLocalpotatoproductioninthedevelopingworlddoesntonlyconcernresearchanddevelopmentorganizationsasthewavesofinternationalinvestmentandcooperationspreadfurtherandfurther.SuccessfullocalproductionhasmajorimplicationsformultinationalcorporationssuchasMcCainFoodswhichoperatesonsixcontinentsandhasinterestsinChinaIndiaandacrossthedevelopingworld.SPUDSMART.COM12Potatoyielddependsonpotatocultivarsgeneticabilitytoproducemoretuberyieldresistlateblightandtoleratedrought.Improvedpotatocultivarsareexpectedtoyieldmoreandthuscanfeedthefamilyandiftherearemoretheycanbesoldtobuyotherbasicneeds.AjjamadaKushalappaofthesemineralsintubers.OneofCIPsmajorinitiativesintheAndesinvolvestheidenticationofnativecultivarshighinzincandiron.McGillwillutilizeCIPsbreedingmaterialindevelopingnewvarieties.TheprojectisambitiousbutessentialtothecontinuedsuccessofpotatocultivationinColombia.ClimatechangeisalteringthelandscapeacrosstheAndesandintermsofchangingweatherpatternsintheshorttermitcanhavedevastatingeffectsondiseasepressure.LateblightaccordingtoKushalappaisparticularlysensitivetochangesinrainfallortemperatureandcanincreaseaccordinglyinthehillsofNarinoadepartmentofColombia.Suchthreatscanbereducedbytheintroductionofcultivarsthataremoreresistanttolateblighthesays.InthecurrentprojectasignicantamountofbasicknowledgewillbegeneratedwhichwillmakeasolidfoundationforthefuturepotatobreedingprogramofUNC.WehopetocontinueourcollaborationevenaftertheIDRCproject.