How the humble potato changed the world

From: Winnipeg Free Press | Date: March 11, 2008| Author: Anonymous | Copyright information

The Economist

It is the world's fourth-most-important food crop, after maize, wheat and rice. It provides more calories, more quickly, using less land and in a wider range of climates than any other plant. It is, of course, the potato.

The United Nations has declared 2008 the International Year of the Potato. It hopes that greater awareness of the merits of potatoes will contribute to the achievement of its Millennium Development Goals, by helping to alleviate poverty, improve f...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

Evangelist receives glorious welcome: World-renowned minister T.D. Jakes humble in accepting homecoming honors at Multifest
Charleston Daily Mail ; ... Katrina. His ministry that began with a handful of parishioners in West Virginia has grown to millions throughout the world. On Sunday afternoon, he was a humble man glad to be home. He spotted familiar faces in the crowd, accepted his awards, asked for prayers, and told everyone ... barbecue ribs tempted the ...
Spud, spud, glorious spud THE POTATO: How it Changed History by Larry Zuckerman (Macmillan, GBP 10)
Evening Standard - London ; ... and Social Influence of the Potato. "People question your sanity ... rather a long time to ponder the humble spud, and Zuckerman makes it ... Zuckerman when he says that the potato is anything but banal. A warning ... though; the baldly titled The Potato is more social history than ... with the peasants ...
Eat up all your agritti London is soon to be overgrown with another array of unpronounceable vegetables. So, what's wrong with the humble potato, asks MELANIE McDONAGH
Evening Standard - London ; ... At around the same time, tomatoes changed. Sun-dried, of course, but even fresh ... strengths, not those of this part of the world - I mean, artichokes simply grow better ... both here and there - but what about potatoes? It is a self-evident truth that potatoes over here are miles better than ...
Spud we like; The potato.
The Economist (US) ; ... range of climates than any other plant. It is, of course, the potato. The United Nations has declared 2008 the International Year of the Potato. It hopes that greater awareness of the merits of potatoes will contribute to the achievement of its Millennium Development ... always the international year of ...
Iestyn display makes me feel humble; TALKIN'rugby.(Sport)
South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) ; Byline: RICHARD CLIFFORD IT'S time to eat some humble pie. I have to admit that I, through this column, doubted the wisdom of the Welsh Rugby Union investing so much money in Iestyn Harris. But like many others I quickly changed tack after watching Harris' much-anticipated debut for Cardiff at Llanelli last ...