Underutilized Capsicum pepper diversity in its Andean centre of origin Advances in high-value differentiation Maarten van Zonneveld, Marleni Ramirez, David Williams, Michael Petz, Sven Meckelmann, Teresa Avila, Carlos Bejarano, Llermé Rios, Mathias Jaeger, Dimary Libreros, Karen Amaya, Xavier Scheldeman August 6, International Crop Science Congress, Bento Gonçalves, Brazil
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Underutilized Capsicum pepper diversity in its Andean centre of
origin
Advances in high-value differentiation
Maarten van Zonneveld, Marleni Ramirez, David Williams, Michael Petz, Sven Meckelmann, Teresa Avila, Carlos Bejarano, Llermé Rios, Mathias Jaeger,
Dimary Libreros, Karen Amaya, Xavier Scheldeman
August 6, International Crop Science Congress, Bento Gonçalves, Brazil
Hypothesis
PurposeTake advantage of the growing demand for differentiated, high-value foods and ingredients by focusing on Capsicum peppers in Peru and Bolivia as a model for enhancing the use of under-exploited crop diversity and the benefits derived by small-scale farmers who produce them.
Enhancing the use of native and neglected crop diversity will increase in situ conservation of agrobiodiversity and will result in higher incomes, more sustainable production systems and other benefits for small-scale farmers.