{"id":1820674,"date":"2025-04-19T23:22:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T21:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/?p=1820674"},"modified":"2025-04-20T05:44:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T03:44:50","slug":"young-bolivian-farmer-works-preserve-40-native-potato-varieties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/en\/other-news\/2025-04-19\/young-bolivian-farmer-works-preserve-40-native-potato-varieties\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Bolivian farmer works to preserve 40 native potato varieties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Esteban Biba <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chiarumani, Bolivia, (EFE).- Leonel Mej\u00eda, an 18-year-old Bolivian from the Andean highlands, is leading an effort to preserve up to 40 native potato varieties, inspired by the agricultural knowledge and traditions passed down from his grandfather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At over 13,800 feet above sea level in the community of Chiarumani, Mej\u00eda and his family practice small-scale farming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His passion for plants began at age nine in his grandfather\u2019s Eusebio\u2019s flower garden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the time he was 12, he had shifted his focus to native Andean tubers, starting a catalog to document and classify local potato varieties and their unique characteristics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, that catalog exists both in print and digital formats, and Mej\u00eda continues to search and add new varieties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBecause of climate change, many farmers now focus on cultivating only a few potato varieties that are easier to harvest and cook,\u201d Mej\u00eda told EFE. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bolivia\u2019s National Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Innovation (INIAF) maintains over 1,500 potato species in its Germplasm Bank at the Toralapa Experimental Station. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, only about 30 varieties are regularly cultivated due to limited commercial demand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mej\u00eda believes that understanding the unique traits of each potato variety is key to saving them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One example is the Imilla potato, which he described as highly resistant to frost, a critical advantage in Bolivia\u2019s often harsh highland climate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also emphasized the importance of consumer demand. \u201cIf people start asking for native potatoes in markets, producers will have an incentive to grow and preserve them,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Committed to a mission of \u201clearning and teaching habits of older generations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, he sees hope among younger farmers willing to embrace conservation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mej\u00edas also sees native potatoes as an essential part of Bolivia\u2019s cultural heritage and expressed concern that neighboring Peru has been more successful in promoting Andean tubers internationally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His work recently drew international attention when he hosted Sean Sherman, a celebrated chef from the Oglala Lakota Sioux Nation known for revitalizing Native American cuisine in the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mej\u00eda also welcomed several renowned Bolivian chefs through the \u201cReclaiming Indigenous Cuisine of the Americas\u201d program, supported by the US Embassy and Bolivia\u2019s Gustu restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter 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