International Day of the Potato to Be Observed on 30 May 2025.

Important Days

The United Nations (UN’s) International Day of Potato is observed annually worldwide on May 30 to emphasize the potato’s (Solanum tuberosum (L.)) vital role as a global food resource. Background:


      - May 30, 2025, marks the 2nd observance of the International Day of Potato, coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the Rome (Italy)-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN agency responsible for facilitating the annual event.

      - The theme for the 2025 International Day of Potato, “Shaping history, feeding the future,” recognizes the potato’s rich historical and cultural importance as well as its growing role in today’s global agrifood systems.

     

Main Point :-   (i) The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted Resolution A/RES/78/123 on December 8, 2023, officially designating May 30 each year as the International Day of Potato.

      (ii) The proposal for this observance was led and submitted to the UNGA by Peru, the ancestral home of the potato.

(iii) The first-ever International Day of Potato was observed on May 30, 2024.

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