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We would like to acknowledge the valuable contributions of our many collaboratorsin the Andean region, in CIP, and elsewhere, who have made valuable contributionsto Papa Andina’s work and results in many ways.Papa Andina’s Management Committee (
Comite Directivo
) provided the programwith inspired and steady leadership over the years. We would like to acknowledge thefollowing Committee Members::Adrian Sommer 1998–2001Roger Cortbaoui 1998–2008Hugo Fano 1998–2011Antonio Gandarillas 1998–2011Ivan Reinoso 1998–2011Richard Kohli 2001–2003Oscar Ortiz 2002–2003 and 2008–2011Miguel Ordinola 2003–2011Cesarina Quintana 2004–2011Rubén Flores 2005–2011Gino Catacora 2006–2011The following individuals who served as members of Papa Andina’s CoordinationTeam at different points, made invaluable contributions to the program’sdevelopment and results: Graham Thiele – who as a founding team membercontributed to the conceptualization of most of Papa Andina approaches, JorgeAndrade-Piedra, Ivonne Antezana, Thomas Bernet, Gaston López, Alice Thomann, andClaudio Velasco.During the first two phases, Papa Andina had Linkage Persons (
“Personas de Enlace”
)in each strategic partner: Rolando Oros, Rayne Calderon, and Juan Fernández inBolivia’s Foundation for Promotion and Research on Andean Products (PROINPA),Cecilia Monteros in Ecuador’s National Agricultural Research Institute (INIAP), andKurt Manrique in Peru’s Project for Innovation and Competitiveness of the Potato(INCOPA).Throughout its life Papa Andina has been generously supported by grants from theSwiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Within SDC, the followingindividuals have provided especially crucial support and guidance for Papa Andina:Giancarlo de Picciotto, who played a crucial role in the conception of the project andits strategy, Simon Zbinden, Vesna Dimcovski , Adrian Sommer, Richard Kohli,Cesarina Quintana, Beatrice Meyer, Philippe Zahner, Galo Sánchez, Suzanne Müller,Geraldine Zeuner and Marcelo Collao.
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The New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAid), the United Kingdom Government’sDepartment for International Development (DFID), and the McKnight Foundationprovided valuable support for portions of Papa Andina’s program. Within NZAid wewould like to thank Debbie Player, Winnie Mahowa, Deborah Collins and SonyaCameron; within DFID/NRInternational we would like to acknowledge the support of Frances Kimmins, Morag Webb, Karen Wilkins, Tim Donladson and Isabel Carballal forsupporting Papa Andina activities in Bolivia and introducing the participatory marketchain approach to Uganda. Within the McKnight Foundation, we would like to thank Claire Nicklin, Carlos Barahona, Julio Kalazich,Carlos Perez and Rebecca Nelson fortheir support.Papa Andina’s host institution, CIP, provided a stimulating and supportive base of operations for the program. At CIP, we would especially like to thank to RogerCourtbaoui, who supported the idea of this regional initiative from the beginning andwas not only a strong supporter but critical friend during its implementation. Wewould also like to thank Charles Crissman, Hubert Zandstra, Pamela K. Anderson andOscar Ortiz, who worked with the coordination team in developing Papa Andina’searly strategies. Thomas Zschocke, Hugo Li Pun, Zoraida Portillo, Luis Maldonado,Carlos Chuquillanqui, Willy Roca and Oscar Hidalgo contributed to Papa Andina’simplementation in many ways. The staff of the Communication Public AwarenessDepartment provided expert support for many of Papa Andina’s publications.Eduardo Peralta and other colleagues in CIP’s administration assisted us over theyears with excellent administrative, accounting, and financial support.Behind the scenes, at the Papa Andina Coordination Unit, several individuals haveplayed invaluable roles over the years. In the CIP-based team, we would especially liketo thank: Rocio Cruz Saco, Ana Maria Vela, Stephanie López-Chau, Victoria Pina,Adriana Oliva, Melissa Ramírez, Maria Elena Alva, Verónica Valcarcel, Fiorella Gallia,Carmen Calle, Rolando Egúsquiza, Pamela Julca, Roberto Zevillanos, Rodrigo Avanzini,Vilma Miñano, Mathilde Paquelier, Esther Cowie, Sofía Ayala, José Jiménez. In theEcuador coordination team, we would like to thank Cecilia Pérez and SantiagoEspinoza. And in the Bolivian team, we would like to thank Paola Flores.A special thanks is due to Zorobabel Cancino for expertly planning and facilitatingmany of Papa Andina’s events and to Jorge Luis Alonso for designing andimplementing Papa Andina’s website. Jean-Louis Gonterre prepared an excellent setof photographs on Andean potatoes, and Marc de Beaufort prepared videos inconjunction with the BBC-sponsored World Challenge.In Bolivia, we would like to acknowledge the support of many individuals, including:Antonio Gandarillas, Jorge Blajos, Edson Gandarillas, Rolando Oros, Juan Fernández,Rayne Calderón, Pablo Mamani, Augusto Guidi, Enrique Carrasco, Bertha Valverde,Wilfredo Rojas Ivonne Antezana, Paola Flores, Magaly Salazar, Félix Rodríguez, RubénBotello, Raúl Esprella, Jeff Bentley, Vladimir Plata, Remy Crespo, Elizabeth Pérez,Leonardo Zambrana, Juan Villarroel, Salomón Pérez, Ernesto Montellano, PabloFranco, Patricia Meneces, Samantha Cabrera, Javier Aguilera, Pablo Moya, Alain
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Barrero, Felipe Balderrama, Fernando Crespo, Eliseo Quino, Sara Paez, Abel Rojas,Franz Miralles, Marcelo Endara, Juan Carlos Rocabado, Lily Zuna, Dennis Áviles, andLuis Ampuero.In Ecuador, we would like to acknowledge the support of the following individuals:Hernán Pico, Fabián Montesdeoca, Manuel Pumisacho, Xavier Cuesta, ElizabethYánez, José Unda, Gerardo Heredia, Wilson Vásquez, Fadya Orozco, Carlos Falconí,Paúl Solís, Remigio Garzón, José López, Catalina Logroño, Mariana Quispillo, PatricioCrespo, Galo Miño, Gonzalo Fernández, Martín Acosta, Catalina Quishpe, Jorge Ortiz,Lucy Montalvo, Héctor Andrade, Pablo Iturralde, Byron Jaramillo, MargaritaBustamante, Sven Debuysscher, Lieve van Elsen, Ricardo Rivas, Hugo Martínez, MiltonSambonino, Juan Carlos Simbaña, Francisco Larcos, Raquel Camacho, FranciscoRomán, Fernando Terán, Alberto Oleas, Mauricio Realpe, Mauricio Proaño, JavierJiménez, María Isabel Gavilánez, Francisco Jarrín, Raúl Toalombo, José Toalombo,Pedro Apo, Santiago Sisa, Elsa Palomo, Rosa Mayquiza, María Aynuca, ManuelChimbo, Juan Ortiz, Crisanto Quilligana, Luis Montesdeoca, Edwin Pallo, PaúlVásquez, Xavier Mera, Paulina Espín, Gabriela Narvaez, David Guerrero, and CarlosNieto.In Peru, we would like to acknowledge the support of the following individuals forthe work of Papa Andina and INCOPA: Miguel Quevedo, Otilia Caro, Lucero Quispe,Luis Felipe Osores, Fernando Toledo, Magno Meyhuay, Berta Llanos, Victor Noriega,Juan Rissi, Celfia Obregón, Hermes Huaquisto, Pedro Urday, Mario Sevilla, FranciscoBellido, Oscar Delgado, Alfredo Delgado, José Palomino, Antonio Palomino, AídaRojas, Ana María Cabrera, Eddy Huarachi, Antonio Tejada, Fany Farfán, Vicente Alata,Romulo Clavitea, César Paredes, Elsa Valladares, Manuel Sigueñas, Héctor Cabrera,Gonzalo Tejada, Edilberto Soto, Luis Baca, Luis Gayoso, Rolando Egúsquiza Bayona,Alfonso Velásquez, Antonio Castillo, David Lemor, Ismael Benavides, Gladys Navarro,Luis Paz Silva, Guillermo Maraví, Alejandro Rojas, Hernando Riveros, Marco Velásquez,Maria Luisa Cam, Giorgio Bollo, Efraín Wong, Miguel Lau, Enrique Ortiz, Abel Labarthe,Zulema Bazo, Mariano Valderrama, Mitsuharu Tsumura, Isabel Alvarez, GonzaloAngosto, Flavio Solorzano, Víctor Herrera, Nikolai Stakeef, Rosy Masalias, Maritza deD’Gallia, Jaques Benoit, Blanca Chávez, Edwin Gutierrez, Yanet Garay, RobertoMontero, Manuel Fernandini, Ricardo Balarezo, Eduardo Contreras, JacquelineQuintana, Jaime de Althaus, Alberto Gonzales, Marisela Benavides, Brenda Buchelli,Jenny Menacho, Gladys Triveño, Hugo Wiener, Manuel Munive, Albéric Hibon.Most of the papers included in this book have been published previously. We wouldlike to thank the publishers for generously granting us permission to reprint thesepapers.Jorge Andrade-Piedra, Valerie Gwinner, Graham Thiele, and Claudio Velascoprovided useful comments and suggestions for improving an earlier draft of the
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Innovation for Development: The Papa Andina Experience. Devaux , A, Ordinola, M. and Horton, D. (Eds.) (2011) International Potato Center, Lima, Peru. pp. 4301
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