Sacred Valley of the Incas to Send Some 1,500 Potato Varieties to Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Arctic Circle
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CUSCO, PERU (15 February 2011)—As climate change and disease threaten potato farming in the tuber’s ancestral home in the Peruvian Andes, potato preservationists today launched a major effort to safeguard more than 1,500 varieties by sending them to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV) in the Arctic Circle.
“Peruvian potato culture is under threat,” said Alejandro Argumedo, a social activist with Asociación ANDES-IIED
Media Coverage on Potato Park action in Lima May 9 2011
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Communities of the Potato Park sign a new Repatriation Agreement with the International Potato Centre for the repatriation of native potatoes and recognition of rights over associated traditional knowledge
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On Monday 06 of December, 2010, a new agreement was signed between the Association of Communities of the Potato Park and the Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) for continuation of a collaborative partnership with the goal of dynamic conservation and promotion of native potato varieties through repatriation and bridging scientific and traditional knowledge
