Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) are the fourth most important food crop in the world and the leading vegetable crop in the United States. Together, Idaho and Washington produce more than half of the annual supply, which totaled 424 million cwt in 2019, up slightly from the previous year, and was valued at $3.94 billion.
What is the economic importance of crops?
People depend upon plants to satisfy such basic human needs as food, clothing, shelter, and health care. These needs are growing rapidly because of a growing world population, increasing incomes, and urbanization . Plants provide food directly, of course, and also feed livestock that is then consumed itself.
What is the economic importance of planting sweet potato significant?
Sweet potato produces more biomass and nutrients per hectare than any other food crop in the world. It is well suited to survive in fertile tropical soils and to produce tubers without fertilizers and irrigation and is one of the crops with an important role in famine relief.
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