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Titre : ICI-Tunisia : Development of potato cultivation in Tunisia – Towards environmentally friendly sustainable potato cultivation

Pays/Région : Tunisia

Date : Start date 2013-09-01 // End date 2018-12-31

Identifiant : 259-ICI-TUNISIA
Type de projet : Development and innovation oriented (research) project

Présentation
Potato cultivation in Tunisia faces several biotic and abiotic stresses that are responsible for about 30-50% losses in yields. To overcome phytopathogen infection, Tunisian farmers use high amounts of chemical pesticides. Water management is also a constant problem for cultivation. The proposed project aims to develop sustainable techniques for tuber seed production chain from the potato hybrids having improved tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses.

Coordinateur : Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE)
Partenaires : University of Sfax National Tunisian Technical Center of Potato and Artichoke (CTPTA) Finnish Seed Potato Centre Ltd (SPK) Finnish Food Safety Authority (EVIRA)

Financement principal : Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

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