Potato for Better Production.



 KEY MESSAGES: Better Production - Promoting the adoption of good agricultural practices and key technologies can help millions of farmers to boost their productivity and incomes.

• Sustainable agronomic practices including integrated pest management need to be developed, validated and made available to farmers.

 • Improvements in breeding help meet demand for locally appropriate and climate-smart varieties.

• Farmers need to have access to quality seeds of well-adapted and productive varieties that are most suited to production systems and ecologies. 

• Farmers need support to access agronomic training and innovative technologies to boost yields and minimize loss and waste.

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