Pairumani Centre for Phytoecogenetic Research

Simón I. Patiño Foundation Simón I. Patiño Simón I. Patiño Educational and Cultural Center, Cochabamba Space Simón I. Patiño, La Paz Albina R. de Patiño Pediatric Center, Cochabamba Pairumani Center for Phytoecogenetic Research, Cochabamba Pairumani Model Farm, Cochabamba Pairumani Seed Center, Cochabamba Simón I. Patiño Center for Applied Ecology, Santa Cruz Center of Ecology - Diffusion, Simón I. Patiño, Santa Cruz Simón I. Patiño Center, Santa Cruz University Center, Geneva Simón I. Patiño Publishing House, Geneva Cultural Activities, Geneva Ecology, Geneva

Pairumani Centre for Phytoecogenetic Research
P.O.Box 128
Cochabamba - Bolivia
Tel.: +591-4-4260083
Fax: +591-4-4263329

Located on the Pairumani estate, which also comprises the Farm and the Seed Centre of the same name, the Pairumani Centre for Phytoecogenetic Research selects new varieties of maize, hard wheat, haricot beans, lupin and broad beans, which are better adapted to climatic conditions in different parts of the country and offer higher yields, a better nutritive quality and greater resistance to diseases and parasites.

It cooperates with national and international agricultural dissemination programmes, offering advice on plant-growing to local farmers, especially small-holders, and in this way contributing significantly to the improvement of the population's nutrition.

The Centre's Gene Bank collects, preserves, multiplies and defines local varieties of maize, haricot beans, lupin, amaranth, capsicum spp. and cucurbitaceae. It also preserves various species imported into Bolivia several centuries ago, such as broad beans and wheat.

Optimum conservation of these varieties is ensured in the Centre's air-conditioned cold rooms where the germinating capacity of seeds can be maintained for 15 years. Furthermore, the samples are regularly regenerated in order to maintain their germinating capacity.

Descriptions and evaluations of all samples are recorded in a detailed catalogue.

The Centre conducts its activities in collaboration with institutions and experts from around the world.