#CollectionsSpotlight ✨ Did you know some beetles don’t build their own homes… they steal them? 🪲 𝘊𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢 is a cleptoparasitic beetle that takes advantage of the nests of th
Potatoes are Kenya’s second most important food crop, supporting around 800,000 smallholder fa...
FAO Director-General video message for the 2026 International Day of the Potato celebrations
https://www.fao.org/international-potato-day/en
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu shares a video message for the occasion of th...
FAO Chief Economist video message for the 2026 International Day of the Potato celebrations
https://www.fao.org/international-potato-day/en
Maximo Torero, FAO Chief Economist, shares a video message for the occasion o...
Liam McNulty is a Soil Association Ambassador and he says "Dung beetles are absolutely vital and fascinating creatures. But they are under threat from our modern chemical, grain and shed dependent ...
...m heavy pesticide use to fight late blight, one of the world’s most destructive potato diseases. In Kenya and Uganda, farmers may spray up to 15 times per season, cutting int...
When Seeds Return Home
What happens when native potato varieties return to the communities where they were first developed?
Through repatriat...
5 reasons why potatoes deserve their own day
Every year, more than 274 million tonnes of potatoes are produced worldwide. This nutritious, versatile, and delicious food helps fight hu...
5 reasons why potatoes deserve their own day
Every year, more than 274 million tonnes of potatoes are produced worldwide. This nutritious, versatile, and delicious food helps fight hu...
Where potatoes grow, livelihoods flourish
https://www.fao.org/international-potato-day/en
From the highlands of the Andes to Africa, Europe, Asia and beyond, potatoes he...
Modern potatoes come from a narrow genetic base, and pests, diseases and climate pressures are evolvi...
More Than a Potato | Science, Nutrition & Innovation 🥔
Some potatoes carry more than we see.
Biofortified potatoes combine science, nutrition, and innova...
From Lesotho to Lima: Preparing for the International Day of Potato 2026
As host of the 2026 International Day of Potato, the Kingdom of Lesotho visited CIP Headquarters in Lima to exchange knowledge and stre...
In terms of human consumption, potato is the third most important food crop in the world, after rice and wheat. More than a b...
FAO Director-General video message to celebrate the 2025 International Day of Potato
...ngyu, FAO Director-General, invites us to take part in the International Day of Potato observance on 30 May 2025. The theme “Shaping history, feeding the future” acknowledges...
...inton Webber from Hilton Bali Resort takes food waste to another level, turning potato peelings into edible menus, complete with house-made charcoal ink.
From leftover ingre...
Big for a potato. Small for a seabird. Perfectly built for the ocean.
Atlantic puffins have a reputatio...
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