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ForewordCelebrated in 2008, the United NationsInternational Year of the Potato (IYP)highlighted the important role of thepotato in agriculture, the economyand world food security. IYP also had a verypractical aim: to promote the developmentof sustainable potato-based systems thatenhance the well-being of potato producersand consumers, especially in developingcountries.This technical guide is a contribution toachievement of the International Year’sbroader development objective. Today, potatoproduction and consumption is boomingworldwide, with ever greater quantities beingprocessed for the convenience food andsnack industries, while its importance as asubsistence crop continues to expand. Manydeveloping countries wish to enter lucrativeemerging markets for potatoes and potatoproducts, but to do so need to make majorimprovements in the productivity,profitability and sustainability of theirpotato subsectors. For example, potato yieldsin the developing world average around 10to 15 tonnes per hectare, less than half ofaverage yields achieved by farmers inWestern Europe and North America.The present guide builds on experiencegained through partnerships forged duringIYP implementation to address criticalaspects of sustainable potato production. Itrepresents the first inter-partner effort, post-2008, aimed at producing technicalguidelines that can be used by decisionmakers in developing countries to improvethe sustainability of potato production andboost the potato subsector’s contribution tosocial and economic development.The guide presents a summary review offactors that constrain the potato subsector intropical and subtropical countries, principlesof Good Agriculture Practices, and GAPsrelevant to potato production. It providesindicators and recommendations for actionin key areas – from the conservation andutilization of potato biodiversity andimprovements in seed systems, tomanagement of soil fertility, insect pest anddiseases, water use, the importance ofstorage, and the opportunities created byvalue addition. It also provides “snapshots”of selected best practices and examples ofsuccessful approaches in developingcountries. It concludes with a series of usefulfact sheets on key issues in potatodevelopment.While aimed primarily at decisionmakers at institutional level, the guide willalso be of use to technicians, potato growersand processors. We trust that it will helpfurther IYP’s goal of helping to realize thepotato’s full potential as a “food of thefuture”.Shivaji PandeyDirector, PlantProduction andProtection DivisionFood and AgricultureOrganizationof the United NationsPamela AndersonDirector GeneralInternational PotatoCenter5SUSTAINABLEPOTATOPRODUCTION
Abbreviations and acronymsCIPDLSFAOGAPFFSICMIDMIPMIPPMNGONSIPMCAPRSPInternational Potato CenterDiffuse light storesFood and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsGood Agricultural PracticesFarmers’ Field SchoolsIntegrated Crop ManagementIntegrated Disease ManagementIntegrated Pest ManagementIntegrated Potato Pest ManagementNon-Governmental OrganizationsNutrient Supplementation IndexParticipatory Market Chain ApproachPoverty Reduction Strategy Papers
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