Potato: The most demanded tuber worldwide that faces great challenges in Chile

게시됨 2024년 5월 29일

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The article emphasizes the significance of the potato as a crucial food source, highlighting its nutritional benefits and cultural importance, especially in Chile, where it is deeply rooted in the Mapuche culture. The UN's recognition of May 30 as International Potato Day underscores the crop's global significance. The article also discusses the challenges of potato production, including climate change, and the need for technological advancements to enhance competitiveness. It points out the importance of quality in marketing and the issues of speculation and informality that contribute to price fluctuations in the Chilean market.

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-Academic of the Faculty of Agronomy of the University of Concepción, highlights that the field must become more technological in order to be more competitive. In order to raise awareness about the varied nutritional, economic and even cultural values of the potato, in December 2023 the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) established May 30 as International Potato Day. Potato, the tuber that has great importance for humanity and world agriculture. "It is a crop native to South America, the Peruvian Andes and even our country since we have native potatoes and from this side of the world, in past centuries, it moved to various continents, becoming a crop of great importance at the global level." global as a food source. Locally, in Chile, the potato has been grown throughout the country, in the north even when the environmental conditions are restrictive, it is an item that is still done and in the central and southern areas its cultivation has been very traditional and ...

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