Breeding Differently: Participatory Selection and Scaling Up Innovations in Colombia
| Autor: | David Cuéllar Gálvez, Sara Del Castillo, Teresa Mosquera Vásquez, Luis Ernesto Rodríguez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
Germplasm Sustainable development education.field_of_study Micronutrient deficiency Food security business.industry Population Participatory action research 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences medicine.disease 040401 food science 01 natural sciences Agricultural science Malnutrition 0404 agricultural biotechnology Geography Agriculture medicine business education Agronomy and Crop Science 010606 plant biology & botany Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Potato Research. 60:361-381 |
| ISSN: | 1871-4528 0014-3065 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11540-018-9389-9 |
| Popis: | Global challenges like sustainable development, climate change, malnutrition and gender inequality can be tackled from an agricultural perspective. Micronutrient deficiency is a major problem for the health and food security of the population. In Colombia, iron deficiencies affect 32% of the children under the age of five; and 43% of the Colombian population have zinc and vitamin A deficiencies. We designed and implemented a research-for-development programme that links agriculture and nutrition through a two-stage project. In the first stage, we selected three new yellow potato cultivars with better nutritional contents, higher yield and better resistance to late blight than the traditional yellow cultivars. We characterized the Colombian germplasm, Solanum tuberosum Group Phureja, for its nutritional attributes. During this stage, studies of the social and nutritional status of the communities were also conducted. In the second stage, we focused on scaling up new potato cultivars to reach potato producers and consumers by promoting the production and marketing of good quality seed potatoes, by establishing four Rural Entrepreneurs Nuclei. The programme promotes gender equity, good dietary habits, the consumption of more nutritious potatoes and empowers local leadership to strengthen governance. Field work was conducted in southern and central regions of Colombia by employing social strategies such as the Family Farming Community Schools. In 50% of the cultivated area, we are replacing the originally used traditional yellow potatoes by the new, more nutritious, potatoes to reach 6 million consumers. A good quality seed system for small-scale potato growers has been implemented. These achievements have been reached through a comprehensive approach in a period of two years. |
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