A WIDE recovery process is underway in the Cumbal Indigenous reserve.
Through participatory workshops and five-cell farmer groups, 72 potato varieties have been recovered. Collaboration with Agrosavia has catalogued more than 150 potato varieties and 50 Andean tubers.
Climate frosts and phytosanitary challenges continue to affect production. Seed exchanges and agroecological methods are used to mitigate risks.
According to national seed bank data, more than 200 potato varieties have disappeared nationwide since 2000. Community-based conservation models aim to counteract this trend through in situ cultivation and documentation.
Workshops also train younger growers in identification and classification. Partnerships with the International Potato Center support local inventories and align documentation with international standards. These initiatives maintain production cycles in high-altitude systems and preserve varietal resources for local consumption.
