International Day of Potato
May 30 · Level 5 · #1260 of 2238
The International Day of Potato is a UN observance celebrating a crop that feeds communities around the world. It highlights potatoes' contribution to food security and the farmers who maintain their remarkable diversity.
How it is celebrated: educational events, variety displays and cooking activities bring the crop into focus. Researchers and growers discuss cultivation, while cooks explore the many possibilities of a familiar ingredient.
A potato tuber is not a root: it is a swollen underground stem. The little “eyes” on its surface are buds capable of producing new shoots.