Potatoes on display at the festival of native potatoes.
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Ana Casta�eda
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30/01/2015
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Agriculture , Food
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Native potatoes There are 256 varieties of potato that can survive the harsh conditions of the high Andes. Practical Action is helping families living at altitudes of 3800ft to maintain this crucial biodiversity by developing varieties of local potatoes, as well as improve technical aspects of production. These methods ensure people are able to get enough to eat, as well as an income at local markets. A revolving fund for accessing native potato seeds and seeders for local production has been set up. Ongoing technical assistance is being established through the training of 40 Quechuan farmers, chosen by the community themselves, as technological leaders. The project is benefiting 600 peasant families of Quechua communities in the high areas of Canchis, Sicuani and Cusco and its hoped will reach 1,500 families in total.
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