China: Chinese university opens potato college
The Yunnan Normal University in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, announced on Wednesday 13 January that it would establish a department dedicated to potato studies.
Yunnan Normal University begun potato research in the 1970s and has since led the field within the province.The university held a meeting on a potato college in November.In December, the university signed a strategic framework agreement with an institute for genome research under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, deciding to set up two majors - potato genome studies and genetic breeding.
A university employee said the college is not yet open for enrollment.China is the world’s largest potato producer, with a planting area of 5.6 million hectares.
The country is increasing potato production to make it a staple food, better ensuring food security as it faces tight supplies of farmland, water and labor.
Fuente: http://www.freshplaza.com/article/151723/Chinese-university-opens-potato-college
