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Food of the future

"As wheat and rice prices surge, the humble potato is being rediscovered as a nutritious crop that could cheaply feed an increasingly hungry world."  More...

Call for papers

The Journal of food composition and analysis has issued a call for papers for a special edition dedicated to the potato.  Details...

Best potato recipe

Entries in a competition to find the world's best potato recipe - in English, French or Spanish - close on 15 May. Details (in Spanish)...

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The potato belongs to the Solanaceae family of flowering plants. Find out more...
World potato production
Almost a third of all potatoes is now harvested in China and India. See Potato world...
Potato factsheets
FAO specialists analyse key issues in potato development. Start here...
Spunta, Tubira, Vitelotte...
Potatoes come in thousands of different sizes, shapes and colours. To our Potato gallery...
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