Platform: How the humble potato is already helping end world hunger

Delegates at this year’s World Potato Congress in Dublin should commit to expanding support to under-serviced countries.

Smallholder potato farmer harvesting in Kenya

Consumed by more than a billion people worldwide, including many of the world’s poorest, potato has long been one of the most important crops to avert hunger.

With vulnerable smallholder farmers undertaking around a third of global production, potato provides a crucial stopgap thanks to a growing period of as little as three months.