World hunger it would seem is becoming more pronounced, especially since grain crops world wide have been diverted into the alternative fuel source stream to help combat the ever higher cost of crude oil.
Therefore the International Year of the Potato becomes not only an hidden treasure, but a food stock which is readily available to virtually every citizen of the world. No matter whether space which could be devoted to cultivation is merely a few flower boxes on the balcony of a high rise apartment building or several acres for those who live outside of major metropolitan centers.
Since the potato is usually locally grown and distributed, price inflation is minimized and yields are fairly constant, so planting for local consumption provides security in times of shortages for other staple crops. Therefore governments which emphasize local production for local consumption, rather than exporting for cash, provide food stability and a reasonable price structure for food.
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Reviewer: R. J.
Key teaching element: Self Reliance.
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