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Chinese potatoes to chip in as water shortages hit staple crops

2015-07-30 10:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Once seen as food for the poor, the humble potato is being pushed in China as a tasty, nutritious part of any meal as the world's most populous country struggles with water shortages and looks for alternatives to the traditional rice and noodles. China already produces 95 million tonnes of potatoes a year, a quarter of the global total, and is aiming to raise that to 130 million tonnes by 2020, government officials said at the World Potato Congress on the outskirts of Beijing this week. "In...

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