Scaling Up the Production of More Nutritious Yellow Potatoes in Colombia (CIFSRF Phase 2)
This project aims to alleviate food insecurity and malnutrition in Colombia. Researchers will scale up improved yellow potato varieties that -yield 15% more than other varieties -are twice as resistant to late blight disease -contain double the amount of protein -have nearly 20% more iron and zinc than the most cultivated Colombian variety The project will deliver these innovations to farmers for production and make them available to consumers across Colombia. Improving crops, increasing food security To help ensure that people widely adopt the improved potato varieties, the project team will plan targeted agricultural training, food security interventions, and national awareness raising campaigns. They will also explore synergies with the government's efforts and larger agricultural projects. Researchers expect that the new potatoes will be well received in the market. Project leadership This is a partnership between the Universidad Nacional de Colombia (National University of Colombia) and McGill University, which developed the improved varieties. To ensure large-scale adoption and impact, researchers will bring in third party public and private sector organizations, including ASOGADAN, Campo Vivo (McCain), Nutreo, and Fucom. These groups will help market the new varieties, and ensure that the project implementation takes a gender sensitive approach. The team will also collaborate with the Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (Colombian Agrarian Institute), Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Colombian Family Welfare Institute, and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to ensure national endorsement and uptake of the innovations on a broad scale. Over a 28-month period, the project team will develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive scaling up model to replace at least 50% of total yellow potato production with the new varieties. The initiative will benefit at least 1.5 million consumers. Project funding This project is funded under the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF), an IDRC program undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada provided through Global Affairs Canada (formerly Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada).
Project ID
108125
Project Status
Completed
End Date
Duration
28 months
IDRC Officer
Delphine Larrousse
Total Funding
CA$ 1,463,757.00
Location
Colombia
Programs
Agriculture and Food Security
Institution Country
Canada
Project Leader
Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez
Institution
The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University
Institution Website
Institution Country
Colombia
Project Leader
Teresa Mosquera Vasquez
Institution
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Institution Website
Outputs
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Entretejiendo el género en el surco : propuesta de formación y diálogo colectivo para la construcción de nuevas relaciones comunitarias y familiares desde el enfoque de género Informes
Author(s): Olaya, Eucaris, Serna Lombo, Ambar Oriana, Campo Daza, María Victoria, Caicedo Bolaños, Nora del Carmen Language: Spanish |
Report of AGRICSAN 2018 and Fair day : “Mindala por la Soberanía y Seguridad Alimentaria de la Huerta a la Mesa” Report
This annex report highlights final meetings and workshops such as: Scaling-up innovations for rural development and Food and nutrition security; Innovation and Public Policy; and AGRICSAN 2018 Scaling-up of innovations for rural development and food security and nutrition, part of the larger project “Scaling up the production of more nutritious yellow potatoes in Colombia (CIFSRF Phase 2).” The closing community celebration was named Mindala por la Soberanía y Seguridad Alimentaria de la Huerta a la Mesa. It was attended by Project members, research teams, and community members from across participating communities and beneficiaries and was open to the public. Author(s): Language: English |
| Nutritional contents of advanced breeding clones of Solanum tuberosum group Phureja Article
Nutritional contents of seven advanced breeding clones (AC) of potato (Solanum tuberosum group Phureja) and two commercial cultivars, Criolla Colombia and Criolla Galeras, of S. tuberosum group Phureja as control were evaluated. Fat, protein, ash, dietary fibre, and mineral contents were determined in whole boiled tubers. The AC-04 had the highest levels of protein (9.7 g/100 g dried weight, DW) and magnesium (107.0 mg /100 g DW) as compared to Criolla Colombia (4.0 g of proetin /100 g of DW and 99.5 mg of magnesium/100 g DW). The highest contents of fat (0.7 g/100 g DW), soluble dietary fibre (4.9 g/100 g DW), and manganese (0.8 mg/100 g DW) were found in AC-09, values that represented 3.9, 1.7, and 1.2 fold increase as compared to Criolla Colombia, respectively, and 3.9, 1.8, and 1.1 fold increase as compared to Criolla Galeras. The AC-51 had the highest content of insoluble dietary fibre (13.8 g/ 100 g DW). Among all genotypes the AC-52 had the highest contents of iron (1.3 fold increase), zinc (1.2 fold increase), and calcium (1.3 fold increase) as compared to Criolla Colombia. Author(s): Kushalappa, Ajjamada, Rodríguez-Molano, Luis-Ernesto, Mosquera, Teresa, Peña, Clara, Narváez-Cuenca, Carlos-Eduardo, Restrepo-Sánchez, Luz-Patricia Language: English |
Targeted and untargeted approaches unravel novel candidate genes and diagnostic SNPs for quantitative resistance of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) to Phytophthora infestans causing the late blight disease Article
Results of this study provide new insight into the molecular genetic basis of quantitative resistance in potato, and provide a diagnostic toolbox to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs): markers that are associated with maturity corrected resistance (MCR) to late blight, for future breeding applications. The SNPs are strong candidates for: being directly involved in the control of quantitative resistance to late blight uncompromised by late plant maturity; for further functional characterization; and for validation of diagnostic power in different breeding populations and environments. The paper describes a detailed breakdown and assessment of marker-trait associations. Author(s): Mosquera, Teresa, Alvarez, Maria Fernanda, Jiménez-Gómez, José M., Muktar, Meki Shehabu, Paulo, Maria João, Steinemann, Sebastian Language: English |
Identification of novel associations of candidate genes with resistance to late blight in Solanum tuberosum Group Phureja Article
A first association mapping experiment was conducted in Solanum tuberosum Group Phureja germplasm, which identified among 29 candidates two genes associated with quantitative resistance to late blight. Potato crop late blight is caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans. Quantitative disease resistance (QDR) can be genetically mapped to understand genetic architecture. Genomic, transcriptomic, and traditional quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping information are useful to find and validate genes associated with late blight resistance. The results generated in this research enable the design of molecular markers that can be evaluated in potato breeding programs. Author(s): Alvarez, Maria Fernanda, Angarita, Myrian, Delgado, Maria C., Garcia, Celsa, Jimenez-Gomez, José Language: English |
Breeding differently : participatory selection and scaling up innovations in Colombia Article
This research-for-development programme links agriculture and nutrition through a two-stage project. It was conducted within the framework of the projects “SAN-Nariño” and “More Nutritious Potatoes,” and developed and delivered three new potato cultivars: Criolla Dorada, Criolla Ocarina and Criolla Sua Pa. Elements for scaling up the more nutritious potatoes include supply, marketing, demand, and public policies. Men and women farmers improved their capacities for agricultural production and selected the best potato cultivars for agronomic conditions and culinary characteristics. In Colombia, iron deficiencies affect 32% of young children; 43% of the Colombian population have zinc and vitamin A deficiencies. Author(s): Mosquera Vásquez, Teresa, Del Castillo, Sara, Rodríguez, Luis Ernesto, Gálvez, David Cuéllar Language: English |
JóvenES movimiento Libros
Author(s): del Pilar Hernádez Velandia, Yalile, Muñoz Umaña, Anyi Paola, Serna Lombo, Anyi Paola, Olaya, Ecuaris Language: Spanish |
Adoption croissante de la culture de pommes de terre plus nutritives et résistantes aux maladies en Colombie : profil de projet Dossiers
Des connaissances scientifiques conjuguées à des pratiques traditionnelles ont mené à la création de trois variétés de pommes de terre à chair jaune très nutritives, résistantes et rentables pour les agriculteurs. Des chercheurs de la Colombie et du Canada travaillent avec des partenaires du secteur public-privé afin d’accroître la production et la consommation de ce produit de base nutritif et entièrement naturel en Colombie et partout dans le monde. Author(s): Mosquera Vasquez, Teresa, Melgar-Quinonez, Hugo Language: French |
CIFSRF final technical report : Scaling up the production of more nutritious yellow potatoes in Colombia (CIFSRF Phase 2) Report
The “More Nutritious Potatoes Project” development and implementation of a high quality potato seed production system propelled production of three new cultivars, contributing to food security and nutrition in Colombia. As of March 2018, the estimated area of the Project's cultivars reached 734.1 ha, representing 16% of the total cultivated area of yellow potatoes. The paper reports on outputs, outcomes, and milestones of this successful scaling-up programme which included engagement of potato growers, peasants and indigenous communities, officials from public institutions, academics and other stakeholders at local, regional and national levels. Author(s): Milena Buitrago Rodriguez, Claudia Language: English |
Equidad de género : una alternativa para la ruralidad colombiana reporte politico Documentos
Author(s): Olaya, Eucaris, Oriana Serna, Ambar, Mosquera Vásquez, Teresa Language: Spanish |
Escuelas comunitarias de agricultura familiar-ECAF. Una propuesta de formación integral para la transformación social. Guía metodológica. Documentos
Starting in 2012 the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and McGill University of Canada have developed social innovations that effectively address problems of food insecurity and nutrition in the Andean region of Nariño, Colombia. The Community Schools of Family Farming (ECAF) methodology promotes social development and capacity building, with a strategy that fosters autonomy in individuals, families and communities. In this methodological guide, the reader will find information about the philosophy that guides this methodology and the technologies developed which have been validated in their capacity to produce change. Author(s): Parrado-Barbosa, Alvaro, Mosquera-Vasquez, Teresa, Campo-Daza, Maria Victoria, Cuellar-Galvez, David Language: Spanish |
| Sabores y saberes de las comunidades andinas nariñenses : identidad gastronómica ancestral de cinco municipios de la zona andina del departamento de Nariño, Colombia Material de formación
Author(s): Language: Spanish |
A model to promote sustainable social change based on the scaling up of a high-impact technical innovation Article
This paper reports on an intervention model that incorporates common elements, from the literature, of scaling up, and includes novel such as linking technological and social innovations, with an exit strategy to build sustainable processes and results. The model is based on a trans-disciplinary approach, and leadership, that involves local communities and stakeholders to establish synergies, to give coherence to the whole process, and to build an exit strategy involving territorial dynamics related to the innovation. The model includes a clear definition of the objects, and the process, that should be transformed, and Author(s): Cuéllar-Gálvez, David, Aranda-Camacho, Yesid, Mosquera-Vásquez, Teresa Language: English |
Scaling up the production of more nutritious yellow potatoes in Colombia : project story Brief
Farmers, breeders and scientists collaborated on the development and selection of three new varieties of yellow potatoes (Criolla Ocarina, Criolla Sua Pa and Criolla Dorada) with higher nutritional content, increased resistance to late blight disease, and higher yields. Building local capacity has been key to the project’s sustainability. This includes a sustainable business model for local production; availability of high-quality seeds which increase crop yields for farmers, as well as creating new jobs and improving the health of Colombian consumers. The project’s Shagras para la vida strategy strengthened a communal ancestral relationship with the land and food production. Author(s): Language: English |
Expanding adoption of nutritious, disease-resistant potatoes in Colombia : project profile Brief
A marriage of scientific knowledge and traditional practice has led to development of three highly nutritious, robust, and productive yellow potato varieties. As described in the project brief, the next step is to work with farmers to make these new potato varieties available to millions of Colombian consumers, particularly those living in the most food insecure regions of the country. The goal is to replace up to half of Colombia’s yellow potato production with new varieties. Researchers from Colombia and Canada are working with public and private sector partners to increase production and consumption across Colombia and beyond. Author(s): Mosquera Vasquez, Teresa, Melgar-Quinonez, Hugo Language: English |
Manual de buenas practicas de alimentacion : de la huerta a la mesa Documentos
"De la huerta a la mesa" incluye informacion teorica acerca de la alimentacion, tiene en cuenta el contexto y promueve practicas alimentarias adecuadas. Author(s): Del Castillo Matamoros, Sara Eloisa, Heredia Vargas, Ana Patricia, Bustos Leiton, Gloria Johana, Zea Leon, Maria del Pilar Language: Spanish |
Change story : Shagras for life, from traditional home gardens to ancestral, agroecological and more nutritious shagras Paper
“Shagras for life” focused on three pillars: agroecological food production, retrieval of the community’s alimentation memory, and diet diversity. The impact of Shagras for life became evident in the increase in diet diversity of homes and families. The project methodology boosts the traditional shagra and home garden, integrating agriculture with nutrition and socio-cultural processes and environments that contribute to achieving food security and the right to health. Author(s): Moreno, Cristian, Alvarez, Alejandra, Ospina, Nathalie, Bastidas, Alexandra, Lopez, Claudia, Melo, Paula, Mosquera, Teresa, Cuéllar, David, Del Castillo, Sara Language: English |
Historia de cambio : Shagras para la vida, de los huertos tradicionales, a las shagras ancestrales agroecológicas y más nutritivas Documentos
Author(s): Moreno, Cristian, Álvarez, Alejandra, Ospina, Nathalie, Bastidas, Alexandra, López, Claudia, Melo, Paula, Mosquera, Teresa, Cuéllar, jDavid, Del Castillo, Sara Language: Spanish |