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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 05 > Seeking an answer to the hunger crisis, U.N. eyes the potato

Seeking an answer to the hunger crisis, U.N. eyes the potato

By Lisa Anderson / The Bulletin
May 5, 2008

NEW YORK — Potatoes: They’re not just for side dishes anymore.

Among the most maligned and misunderstood of vegetables, the lowly potato may be poised to save the world. Or, at least, many of the world’s hungry and poor, according to the United Nations, which has....

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