Low-cost greenhouses improve food security in the Andes
Although the high Andes are the place of origin of the potato, the growing conditions are harsh and prone to frost, drought and hailstorms. This, coupled with a general lack of support for remote communities, has resulted in high levels of malnutrition and childhood mortality amongst the area’s inha...
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| author | CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security |
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| description | Although the high Andes are the place of origin of the potato, the growing conditions are harsh and prone to frost, drought and hailstorms. This, coupled with a general lack of support for remote communities, has resulted in high levels of malnutrition and childhood mortality amongst the area’s inhabitants. In response, the International Potato Center (CIP) launched a study that aimed at enhancing the resilience and knowhow of local students and women farmers. The project focused on the design of low-cost greenhouses built from local materials, and optimizing the use of space and time within cultivation. A selection of horticultural crops suited to local environmental conditions and culinary tastes was also chosen for cultivation. |
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| spelling | CGSpace712522025-12-10T12:45:56Z Low-cost greenhouses improve food security in the Andes CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security food security climate change agriculture Although the high Andes are the place of origin of the potato, the growing conditions are harsh and prone to frost, drought and hailstorms. This, coupled with a general lack of support for remote communities, has resulted in high levels of malnutrition and childhood mortality amongst the area’s inhabitants. In response, the International Potato Center (CIP) launched a study that aimed at enhancing the resilience and knowhow of local students and women farmers. The project focused on the design of low-cost greenhouses built from local materials, and optimizing the use of space and time within cultivation. A selection of horticultural crops suited to local environmental conditions and culinary tastes was also chosen for cultivation. 2016-02-29 2016-02-29T13:33:38Z 2016-02-29T13:33:38Z Case Study https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71252 en Open Access application/pdf CCAFS. 2016. Low-cost greenhouses improve food security in the Andes. CCAFS Outcome Case. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). |
| spellingShingle | food security climate change agriculture CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Low-cost greenhouses improve food security in the Andes |
| title | Low-cost greenhouses improve food security in the Andes |
| title_full | Low-cost greenhouses improve food security in the Andes |
| title_fullStr | Low-cost greenhouses improve food security in the Andes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low-cost greenhouses improve food security in the Andes |
| title_short | Low-cost greenhouses improve food security in the Andes |
| title_sort | low cost greenhouses improve food security in the andes |
| topic | food security climate change agriculture |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71252 |
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