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FAO - International Year of the Potato 2008: celebration to mark end
The International Year of the Potato (IYP) in 2008 was a celebration of one of humanity's most important and universally loved staple foods. It has raised awareness of the potato's fundamental importance as a staple food of humanity. But it also had a very practical aim: to promote development of sustainable potato-based systems that enhance the wellbeing of producers and consumers and help realize the potato's full potential as a ?food of the future?. The Rome based-IYP secretariat at FAO has organized a month of events and displays to mark the end of this World celebration.
The International Potato Center's travelling exhibition, "The odyssey of the potato", was opened in FAO Headquarters by CIP's Director-General, Pamela Anderson. The exhibition illustrates the origins of the potato in Peru and its important role today in food security.
Donated for the end-of-year event by the Regional Agency for Rural Development (ERSA) of northern Italy's Friuli Venezia Giulia region (close to Austria and Slovenia), the exhibit was introduced by ERSA's managing director, Dr. Josef Parente.
'Think global, act local', declared Mr Parente.
'Think global, act local', declared Mr Parente.
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