Publication
Fighting poverty with paintings and potatoes
Details
Author(s):
D. Estrada
Type of Document:
Newspaper Article
Publisher/Journal:
Association for International Agriculture & Rural Development
Date of Publication:
2009
Place of Publication:
Not Available
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Description
The celebrate the International year of the Potato, renowned Bolivian artist Roberto Mamani-Mamani created a series of paintings titled, “Potato: An Andean treasure.” The pictures are dedicated to the cultural, historic, and economic value of the potato and pay homage to the men and women who conserve and cultivate this invaluable crop. All proceeds from sale of the paintings will be used for conservation of native potato genetic diversity