Key partners

The International Year of the Potato is being implemented by major international organizations, led by the Food and Agriculture Organization, with the support of governments, potato producers and the potato industry.

Lead agency

• FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

International partners

• GRULAC - Latin American and Caribbean Group
• CIP - International Potato Center
• Bioversity International
• IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute
• GFAR - Global Forum for Agricultural Research
• EU - The European Union
• IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development

Donors

Funding for IYP implementation has been provided by:

Governments
Ireland	Italy	Spain	Switzerland	Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
Private sector

Informal International Steering Committee

Implementation of IYP 2008 is guided by an Informal International Steering Committee, made up of representatives of government, potato producers and the potato industry. Members include:

• Permanent Representatives to FAO and high-level officials from Embassies in Italy: Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, European Commission Delegation, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Peru, Spain, Tunisia, Uganda, the United States, Uruguay and Viet Nam
• CIRAD - International Cooperation Centre of Agricultural Research for Development
• EABIS - European Academy of Business in Society
• EAPR - European Association for Potato Research
• World Potato Congress
• Europatat
• Global Potato News
• Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, Italy
• The Potato Museum
• United States Potato Board
• UNAPA - National Union of Potato Producer Associations, Italy
• Italpatate - Italian Potato Producers' Association