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potatoes  

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  • The potato is an edible tuber originating in highlands of South America. Growing potatoes for food value has spread across the world to the extent that it is now the world's fourth most important food crop, following maize, wheat, and rice. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Potatoes]

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