End Potato Late Blight in Africa

Bring a durable, blight-resistant potato to African farmers – and help fight the disease that triggered the Irish Potato Famine

1 million smallholder potato farmers in Kenya and Uganda

70% of potato crops can be destroyed by late-blight disease

7 million acres of potato crops affected globally

$10 billion in economic losses in developing countries each year

1 new disease-resistant potato that can boost African farmers’ production,
increase their incomes, and improve their families’ health.

Plant pandemics and how they could endanger our food supply. Scientists sound alarm on growing menace.

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“This would mean a lot more money to smallholders in Africa who can barely afford to send their children to school, purchase a nutritionally balanced diet, and access medical care.”

—Dr. Marc Ghislain of the International Potato Center (CIP) Kenya Office

End Potato Late Blight in Africa

Bring a durable, blight-resistant potato to African farmers – and help fight the disease that triggered the Irish Potato Famine

1 million smallholder potato farmers in Kenya and Uganda

70% of potato crops can be destroyed by late-blight disease

7 million acres of potato crops affected globally

$10 billion in economic losses in developing countries each year

1 new disease-resistant potato that can boost African farmers’ production, increase their incomes, and improve their families’ health.

Plant pandemics and how they could endanger our food supply. Scientists sound alarm on growing menace.

Click here to read more.

“This would mean a lot more money to smallholders in Africa who can barely afford to send their children to school, purchase a nutritionally balanced diet, and access medical care.”

—Dr. Marc Ghislain of the International Potato Center (CIP) Kenya Office

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