2013-09. Global Food Security. Holand
Multidisciplinary research to improve global food security of the native Andean communities
Mosquera Teresa, Del Castillo Sara, Cuéllar David, Navia Sonia, Perilla Leonor, Restrepo Patricia, Rodríguez Ernesto, Kushalappa Ajjamada
A comprehensive project involving potato breeding, genomics, metabolomics, biochemistry, human nutrition, gender studies and agricultural education through participative research is in progress to improve the food security of indigenous communities in Colombia. The indigenous populations of Nariño province in Colombia are the second highest undernourished people in Colombia. The project seeks to impact on improved potato cultivars with high yield and nutritional qualities to improve daily diet, to make visible women’s roles as axes of the family, adopt improved nutritional habits, develop participatory research on Good Agricultural and Postharvest Practices, develop nutritional value criteria in breeding processes and select potato genotypes with high resistance to “late blight” to mitigate potential risks of climate change.
Diploid potato breeding through participatory selection for food security of indigenous communities in Colombia
Rodríguez, L.E., A. Alba, D.L. Duarte, C.B. Peña, C. Piñeros, L.P. Restrepo, S. Tinjaca, T. Mosquera, A. Kushalappa, S. Navia
The indigenous communities in Nariño are in poverty and their food security is a national concern, 67.7% of the homes in Nariño are in food insecurity. Potato production represents the main economic activity in the Nariño region, especially with smallholder farmers. S. tuberosum Phureja group, is a valuable genetic resource of potato. The area of planted diploid potato in Colombia represents 8 % (10 to 12 thousand ha/year), of total potato area, with high consumer acceptance.
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