According to the data of FAO, the world potato industry is undergoing profound changes in 2 1 century. In the early 1990s, most potatoes were produced in Europe, North America and the Soviet Union.
As early as 2005, the potato production in developing countries surpassed that in developed countries for the first time. The International Year of the Potato requires people to re-recognize the value of the potato as a "treasure" and to deal with global challenges, including hunger, poverty and threats to the environment.
In fact, around the International Year of the Potato, China has become the largest potato producer in the world. At that time, China also put forward several plans to change staple food into staple food, and conducted in-depth discussions. As early as the beginning of 20 15, the potato staple food strategy began to enter the national strategic level, which is of great significance to ensuring national food security, alleviating the pressure on the ecological environment and solving the problem of nutritional imbalance among consumers.
Potato industry development
Worldwide, scientists defined potato as the "future food" of the earth, which set off a staple food revolution around the world, showing the importance of potato development to world food security. At present, there are 148 countries planting potatoes in the world, with a total planting area of18.38 million hectares and a total output of nearly 300 million tons.
As of 20 19, China's potato planting area is about 80 million mu, with a total output of more than 80 million tons, accounting for about 26% of the world's total output. It is estimated that by 2025, the staple food consumption of potato will reach more than 50%, and potato will become the fourth staple food besides rice, wheat and corn.