Peru farmers and international potato scientists meet in Cusco
Living in Peru – 1 April 2008
CUSCO, PERU: Local farmers and international potato scientists exchanged views today as they met in the Cusco Potato Park, located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The visit was an important part of the conference that is took place in Cusco, entitled: “Potato Science for the Poor: Challenges for the New Millennium”. “Working together, you, the scientists, and we, the arariwas, is the best way to work for future generations”, said Justino Yuccra, an arariwa from the Cuello Largo community. “You have the modern knowledge, we have the indigenous knowledge, if we link them, we could increase our biodiversity and also help other people to face climate change.” Other issues presented during the meeting were global warming, the improvement of new potato varieties, access to markets, the new biotechnological tools and the origin and dissemination of the potato. Read the article…
