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SECTION 3Key indicatorsof sustainabilityEleven indicators of sustainabilityhave been identified, each with specific GoodAgricultural Practicesand potential areas of improvement.
32SUSTAINABLEPOTATOPRODUCTIONA potato park in the AndesThe 12 000 hectare Potato Parklocated in the Andes near Cuscois one of the few conservationinitiatives in which localcommunities are managing andprotecting their potato geneticresources and traditionalknowledge of cultivation, plantprotection and breeding. CIP hasrepatriated to the park hundredsof virus-free varieties of nativepotatoes which are now in fullproduction and yielding 30percent more than potatoes thathave not been cleaned ofviruses. The Potato Park helpspreserve indigenous knowledgeand ancient technologies, whileensuring that the production ofnative varieties remains underlocal control. The approach couldserve as a model for otherindigenous communitiesPAPA HALLAY, PERU(PHOTO: O.S. BUTRON RIOS)because biological diversity isbest rooted in its naturalenvironment and managed byindigenous peoples who know itbest.
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Page 3 and 4: ISBN 978-92-5-106409-2The designati
Page 5 and 6: POTATO HARVESTIN TAMIL NADU,SOUTHER
Page 7 and 8: Abbreviations and acronymsCIPDLSFAO
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Page 11 and 12: POTATO FIELDSIN CENTRAL JAVA,INDONE
Page 13 and 14: POTATO MARKETIN KASUNGU, MALAWI.(PH
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Page 19 and 20: POTATO PLOTS IN SRI LANKA.(PHOTO: A
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Page 30 and 31: Storage and transportIn the tropics
Page 34 and 35: Biodiversity and varietiesThe potat
Page 36 and 37: Potential areas of improvement3More
Page 38 and 39: Seed production and seed qualityAre
Page 40 and 41: 3Provide a storage area with good a
Page 42 and 43: and on land not infested with soil-
Page 44 and 45: Seed systemsIn most developing coun
Page 46 and 47: Soil health and fertility managemen
Page 48 and 49: Nutrient managementSustainable nutr
Page 50 and 51: associated with increased stresstol
Page 52 and 53: Soil conservationSoil erosion on ti
Page 54 and 55: Pest managementPotato diseases are
Page 56 and 57: Potential areas of improvement3Deve
Page 58 and 59: Water managementIn potato productio
Page 60 and 61: Post-harvest managementSince harves
Page 62 and 63: necessary to prevent the entry of r
Page 64 and 65: Value addition and marketsWith its
Page 66 and 67: Farmers’ health, safety and welfa
Page 68 and 69: SECTION 4Implicationsfor policyand
Page 70 and 71: Building support at policy levelGlo
Page 72 and 73: Research for development agendaAcce
Page 74 and 75: future. Research on integrated mana
Page 76 and 77: Partnerships for policy and researc
Page 78: SECTION 5Potato fact sheetsTo deepe
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