China has become the World’s largest potato producer, accounting for nearly a quarter of the global production. The most populous country is also the largest consumer of Potato.
Points to Note
- World potato Congress (Ninth Congress) was held in Beijing, Chine.
- In this conference China stated that they plant 13.59 million acres of potatoes every year.
- The International Potato Center launched its Asia-Pacific centre in Beijing.
- With increased potato production and domestic consumption, China is also the biggest potato consumer in the world.
- Theme of the Potato Congress – “Together for a better future”
- David Thomson is the President of World potato Congress.
There are about 5,000 potato varieties worldwide. Three thousand of them are found in the Andes alone, mainly in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, and Colombia.
Potatoes as a very good source of vitamin B6 and a good source of potassium, copper, vitamin C, manganese, phosphorus, niacin, dietary fiber, and pantothenic acid.
Potatoes are the No. 1 vegetable crop in the United States and the fourth most consumed crop in the world.
Potatoes also contain a variety of phytonutrients that have antioxidant activity.
Potassium, too, can help lower blood pressure through its actions as a vasodilator (blood vessel widener).
The largest health benefit offered by potatoes is how they can help with digestion due to their high fiber content.
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