Code:
CGIAR#0604/06
Initiative:
Extraordinary Call
Other agencies:
USD 450.000
Counterpart Amount:
USD 450.000
Execution time
36 Months
Total Amount:
USD 900.000
Participating countries:
Peru Peru Bolivia Bolivia Ecuador Ecuador
Funding source:
Other agencies 50% Counterpart Amount 50%

Executive Summary

The potato is the main food of the Andean settlers. The Andean weevil (Premnotrypes spp.) and potato moths (Phthorimaea operculella, Symmetrischema tangolias, Tecia solanivora) are the key pests that limit production and harvest quality in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. Without control, the losses of these pests can reach more than 50% during the field phase, and up to 80% during the storage phase. Potato moths and Andean weevils are estimated to produce losses of up to US $ 500-1000 per ha and year. Farmers use very toxic insecticides putting their health and environment at risk. To contribute to the solution of the problem, CIP and its collaborators from Ecuador and Bolivia, within the framework of the project financed by FONTAGRO, have managed to develop a new Integrated Management strategy with new ecological tools to reduce the use of insecticides.

The technological solution

Development and implementation of a new Integrated Potato Pest Management program for the Andean region, which includes the use of plastic barriers, toxic attractants, increased functional diversity and the use of Bt talc for moth control in storage, which proved to be as efficient as chemical control, with the added benefits of protecting natural enemies and the environment.

Results

  • Development of the “Insect Life Cycle Modeling” (ILCYM) software
  • Classic biological control for the control of Tecia solanivora in Ecuador
  • IPM technology was developed that reduced crop damage by 80%, and reduced costs

Beneficiaries

1500 potato farmers in Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia

Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty Zero Hunger Responsible consumption and production Partnerships for the goals

Main donors

Participating Organizations

Executor
  • Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) - Perú
Co-executor
  • Fundación para la Promoción e Investigación de Productos Andinos (PROINPA) - Bolivia
  • Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP) - Ecuador

Graphics and data

Financing by country (in USD)
FONTAGRO Amount Other agencies Counterpart Amount

Geolocated Map

Researchers

Project leader Peru

Jurgen Kroschel

Researcher

Patricio Gallegos

Researcher

Javier Franco Ponce

Researcher

Jesus Alcazar

Researcher

Verónica Cañedo

Researcher

Henry Juarez

Researcher

Reinhard Simon

Researcher

Marc Sporleder

Researcher

Octavio Zegarra

Researcher

César Asaquivay

Researcher

Carmen Castillo

Researcher

Luis Crespo

Researcher

Gladys Main

Sponsors
BID
IICA
With the support of
Fondo Coreano de Alianza para el Conocimiento en Tecnología e Innovación (KPK)