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Peru’s Potato Museum to Fight World Food Crisis
The knowledge and expertise in agriculture preserved by Peru's potato museum will play a vital role in food security due to a changing climate.
Agriculture
A New Peruvian Potato Will Help Farmers Weather the Cold
A trio of CALS scientists introduced a new frost-resistant potato variety in Peru that can help farmers contend with hard climatic conditions.
Agriculture
Peru Asks China for Technical Assistance to Make Potato Noodles
The Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation said that she is managing technical assistance and technology from China to develop new products.
Peru's Eating Guide
Chuño: How to Make Potatoes Last 20 Years
The inhabitants of the Andes have been domesticating potatoes for thousands of years. Chuño is one variety that can last up to 20 years.
Agriculture
Include Potatoes in Your Healthy Diet
According to Agro Noticias, many urban dwellers mistakenly believe that potatoes fatten people because they have a high concentration of carbohydrates, but they are...
Agriculture
Video: Peruvian Farmer Grows 400 Potato Varieties for Preservation
Julio Hancco Mamani lives in Cusco, Peru. He is known as the “Potato King” because he has cultivated more than 400 potato varieties.
Living in Peru
The Magic of Peruvian Potatoes: A Playful Inquiry
These are not spotless white potatoes bought off a grocery store shelf, full of empty calories. These Peruvian Potatoes are full of love. I can feel it.
Peru's Eating Guide
NASA and Lima's International Potato Center Grow Potatoes for Mars
Scientists of both entities working in Lima's desert believe potatoes are the answer to what colonizers will eat on Mars.