Today the potato is the fifth most important crop worldwide, after wheat, corn, rice and sugar cane.
Why are potatoes very popular today?
Alcohol and famine contributed to the potato's popularity. For 250 years this root vegetable has saved Norwegians from hunger and scurvy. Not even modern diet fads, such as various low-carb diets, can wean the average Norwegian off the humble spud.
How much of the world eats potatoes?
More than a billion people worldwide eat potatoes and global total crop production exceeds 300 million metric tons. Potatoes are grown in an estimated 125 countries throughout the world – from China's Yunnan plateau and the subtropical lowlands of India to Java's equatorial highlands and the steppes of the Ukraine (1).
Are potatoes eaten worldwide?
The potato is the third most important food crop in the world after rice and wheat in terms of human consumption. More than a billion people worldwide eat potato, and global total crop production exceeds 300 million metric tons.
Are potatoes a New world crop?
Foods That Originated in the New World: artichokes, avocados, beans (kidney and lima), black walnuts, blueberries, cacao (cocoa/chocolate), cashews, cassava, chestnuts, corn (maize), crab apples, cranberries, gourds, hickory nuts, onions, papayas, peanuts, pecans, peppers (bell peppers, chili peppers), pineapples, ...
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