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International Day of Potato 2024 - May 30
May 30 , 2024
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- The inaugural observation of this day taking place this year.
- Potato was introduced to Europe in the 16th century, from where it spread to the rest of the world subsequently.
- With around 5 000 varieties, the diversity of potatoes plays a vital role in global food security and nutrition.
- It is the third most consumed food crop globally, after rice and wheat.
- A total of 159 countries in the world have potato crops on a total of 17.8 million hectares.
- 374 million tons of potato are produced in the world annually.
- Theme of this year is “Harvesting Diversity, Feeding Hope.”
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