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(THE GIST OF PIB) International Potato Centre
(THE GIST OF PIB) International Potato Centre
(JUNE-2025)
International Potato Centre
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Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved a proposal from the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare to establish the International Potato Centre (CIP)’s South Asia Regional Centre (CSARC) at Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
About International Potato Centre:
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It was founded in 1971 as a research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweet potato and Andean roots and tubers.
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It delivers innovative science-based solutions to enhance access to affordable nutritious food, foster inclusive sustainable business and employment growth, and drive the climate resilience of root and tuber agri-food systems.
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CIP is a CGIAR research center, a global research partnership for a food-secure future. CGIAR science is dedicated to transforming food, land and water systems in a climate crisis.
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Its research is carried out by 13 CGIAR Centers/Alliances in close collaboration with hundreds of partners, including national and regional research institutes, civil society organizations, academia, development organizations and the private sector.
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Headquarter: It is in Lima, Peru and it has a research presence in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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The India centre will not only serve domestic farmers, but those in other South Asian countries as well.
Potato Production in India
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India is the world’s second top producer and consumer of potato
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Major potato growing States: Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab.
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As of now, at least two different centres of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) work on tuber crops.
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While the Shimla-based ICAR-CPRI (Central Potato Research Institute) is working on potato, the Thiruvananthapuram-based ICAR-CTCRI (Central Tuber Crops Research Institute is working on sweetpotato.
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