Potatoes are Kenya’s second most important food crop, supporting around 800,000 smallholder farmers and a value chain worth roughly 400 million USD. But their impact goes far beyond the farm, shapi...
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 the global celebration of the International Day of the Potato, hosted b...
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 of the global celebration of the International Day of the Potato, at t...
Smallholder farmers in East Africa face rising costs from 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...
When Seeds Return Home
What happens when native potato varieties return to the communities where they were first developed?
Through repatriation, potatoes conserved in genebanks are returned to farming communities in th...
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 hunger, reduce poverty, and generate income for millions of f...
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 hunger, reduce poverty, and generate income for millions of f...
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 help strengthen livelihoods and connect communities across continents. ...
ក្នុងវីដេអូនេះ ចុងភៅ ណាក់ (Chef Nak) នឹងមកលាតត្រដាងការពិតដែលលាក់កំបាំងនៅពីក្រោយផ្ទាំងពាណិជ្ជកម្មអាហារ។ មុននឹងសម្រេចចិត្តទិញ ត្រូវគិតឱ្យបានច្បាស់... ព្រោះគ្រប់ម៉ាត់ សុទ្ធតែសំខាន់សម្រាប់សុខភាពរបស់យើង...
Modern potatoes come from a narrow genetic base, and pests, diseases and climate pressures are evolving fast. In East Africa, this puts farmers and food security at risk.
This first episode of the...
ជួបជាមួយ ចុងភៅ ណាក់ (Chef Nak) ដើម្បីមកដឹងអំពីអាហារណាដែលយើងគួរជៀសវៀង និងអាហារណាគួរជ្រើសរើស។ កុំឱ្យរសជាតិដែលអ្នកចូលចិត្ត ក្លាយជាបញ្ហាសុខភាពនៅថ្ងៃក្រោយ! 🥣❤️ #FixMyFood #shorts
More Than a Potato | Science, Nutrition & Innovation 🥔
Some potatoes carry more than we see.
Biofortified potatoes combine science, nutrition, and innovation to help strengthen diets and support resilient food systems. Because sometimes, it’s more tha...
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 strengthen collaboration ahead of next year’s global celebration.
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In terms of human consumption, potato is the third most important food crop in the world, after rice and wheat. More than a billion people around the world eat potatoes. This is why experts at UNEC...
FAO Director-General video message to celebrate the 2025 International Day of Potato
QU Dongyu, 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 the potato’s deep...
Ingredients:
✅ 2 eggs
✅ 500 ml milk
✅ 1 tsp cinnamon
✅ 1 tsp vanilla extract or flavouring
✅ 2 Fairtrade bananas
✅ Fairtrade cane sugar (to taste)
✅ 4 slices of brioche bread
✅ Mascarpone (to finis...
How far can creativity go when it comes to reducing food waste?
In this episode of Pass It On, Clinton Webber from Hilton Bali Resort takes food waste to another level, turning potato peelings int...
Big for a potato. Small for a seabird. Perfectly built for the ocean.
Atlantic puffins have a reputation for looking a little clumsy in the air — but puffin researcher Jill Taylor is here to set t...
Looking for an easy fusion pulao recipe? Try this Desi Pulao recipe turned into French Ratatouille.
In the latest episode of Nostalgic Favourites with EU Tadka, Chef Malvika Hada Kumar takes a c...