Peru (Cusco): INIA transfers agricultural technologies to improve the quality of organic native potatoes

The National Institute of Agrarian Innovation (INIA) of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI) has transferred agronomic technologies and methodologies on the productive performance of native potatoes to benefit producers in the Huanoquite district, Paruro province (Cusco).

The transfer of this technology was carried out during a training course organized by INIA’s Andenes Agricultural Experimental Station, aimed at helping producers improve the quality of this crop and reduce harvest losses due to pests and diseases.

Therefore, the technical workshop provided training in the production of high-quality potato seeds, soil fertility analysis, pest control during cultivation, organic fertilizer production, rational use of agrochemicals, harvesting, post-harvest management, and good agricultural practices.

By using these agricultural technologies, the benefiting producers will increase the production of high-value seeds that are tolerant to major pests, increase the production level of their hectares, preserve the microbial activity of the agricultural soil, and produce high-quality, market-competitive tubers.

This training session is part of the strategies promoted by INIA (National Institute of Agricultural Research) to provide farmers with appropriate technology that guarantees safe, high-quality agricultural production. The activity was supported by the Huanoquite District Municipality in the province of Paruro.