The IssAndes project came out of a basic necessity to provide food for children of the Andes region.  Various studies have concluded that there is chronic malnutrition in children under 3 years of age.  Based on the above, the general objective of IssAndes is to contribute to improve food security and nutrition to vulnerable rural groups in the Andean region.  The focus is on a natural food crop, the potato as it is one of the most important vegetables to this region.