Inaugural International Day of Potato — May 30, 2024.

Important Days

More than 15 years ago, the potato industry gathered together in 2008 to celebrate the United Nations (UN) International Year of Potato. At the time it pushed the crop forward in the public eye raising its profile. As the years passed, those in the potato industry felt there was more they could do to continue the year’s legacy.


      In July 2021, the FAO approved the proposal to declare May 30 as the International Day of the Potato. The final resolution to hold International Day of the Potato was adopted by consensus of the UN General Assembly in December 2023 with the first day to be held in 2024.

     

     

 

     


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