Sustainable Potato Production - Guidelines for - FAO.org

AcknowledgementsDevelopment of this guide wasinitiated as part of the InternationalYear of the Potato 2008, which wasfacilitated by FAO’s Plant Productionand Protection Division (AGP), inpartnership with the International PotatoCenter (CIP). The International Year helpedraise awareness of the potato subsector andsupport for its development, and served as acatalyst for the initiatives aimed atovercoming policy constraints to potatodevelopment.This manual was conceived, initiated,guided and edited by NeBambi Lutaladioof AGP. He benefited from the collaborationof colleagues in partner institutions,in particular the International Potato Center(CIP), Wageningen University ResearchCenter (WUR) and McCain Foods Ltd ofCanada.Special thanks for their technical inputsare due to Jean Pierre Anota and AmirKassam (consultants), to Anne SophiePoisot, Mike Robson, Tom Osborn, MichaelLarinde and Marjon Fredrix of AGP, and toAndreas Oswald, Carlo Carli, FernandoEzeta, Graham Thiele, Merideth Bonierbale,Roberto Quiroz and Victor Mares of CIP.The contribution of Anton Haverkort ofWageningen University and ResearchCentre, Daniel Caldiz of McCain Foods Ltd,and Oscar Ortiz of CIP in reviewing andproviding constructive suggestions isgratefully acknowledged.Eric A. KuenemanDeputy Director, Plant Productionand Protection DivisionFood and Agriculture Organizationof the United Nations7SUSTAINABLEPOTATOPRODUCTION