BSF project "Exchanging and Developing Biodiverse Potato Varieties in Peru, Nepal and Bhutan"

Potato is a major staple across the Peruvian Andes and the high Himalayas–Hindu Kush regions, where and extreme weather events and shifts in pest and disease pressures significantly impact crop production and food security. Moreover, approximately 50% of all children suffer from anemia. This Benefit-sharing Fund project is addressing climate change, food security, nutrition, and the sustainable use of potato diversity by equipping farmers with adapted varieties and the knowledge and capacity to grow them. It specifically explores biofortification as a viable food-based strategy for reducing levels of malnutrition among the rural population.