Potatoes⦠- Bayer CropScience
Potatoes⦠- Bayer CropScience Potatoes⦠- Bayer CropScience
The potato – In many parts of the world, the potato is becoming an increasingly popular source of nutrition. It contains a number of valuable components. We interviewed a potato expert: Sabine Sulzer, Product Manager for plant-derived products at the CMA (Central Marketing Organisation of German Agricultural Indu stries). 8 COURIER 1/08
Sabine Sulzer, Product Manager for plant-derived products at the CMA (Central Marketing Organisation of German Agri cultural Industries) Sulzer: In industrial countries, the trend is in the opposite direction. Europe is still second only to Asia in terms of global production, but cultivation there has been declining continuously for some years now. The Europeans, with their consumption per person of 96 kg, are still the potatolovers par excellence. Nevertheless, conversatile and nutritious Courier: Mrs Sulzer, the United Nations have declared 2008 the International Year of the Potato – why Sulzer: Against a background of growing global problems, such as hunger, poverty and environmental degradation, the potato is becoming an increasingly important source of nutrition for the world’s population. That’s why the General Assembly of the United Nations have declared 2008 the International Year of the Potato. Courier: How important is the potato Sulzer: The potato is the world’s fourthmost important staple food after rice, wheat and maize. In 2006, 314 mio. tonnes of potatoes were harvested globally. Indeed, the potato is the only staple food that has seen an increase in the area cultivated around the world in recent years. Developing countries in particular have shown a continuous increase in cultivation; in 2005, for the first time, more potatoes were harvested in these countries than in industrial countries. The “spud” is well on its way to becoming one of our most im- portant sources of nutrition. It alleviates hunger and poverty, particularly in rural areas. Courier: And how is the situation looking in industrial countries 1/08 COURIER 9
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Sabine Sulzer, Product<br />
Manager for plant-derived<br />
products at the CMA (Central<br />
Marketing Organisation of<br />
German Agri cultural Industries)<br />
Sulzer: In industrial countries, the trend is<br />
in the opposite direction. Europe is still<br />
second only to Asia in terms of global<br />
production, but cultivation there has been<br />
declining continuously for some years now.<br />
The Europeans, with their consumption<br />
per person of 96 kg, are still the potatolovers<br />
par excellence. Nevertheless, conversatile<br />
and nutritious<br />
Courier: Mrs Sulzer, the United Nations<br />
have declared 2008 the International<br />
Year of the Potato – why<br />
Sulzer: Against a background of growing<br />
global problems, such as hunger, poverty<br />
and environmental degradation, the potato<br />
is becoming an increasingly important<br />
source of nutrition for the world’s population.<br />
That’s why the General Assembly of<br />
the United Nations have declared 2008 the<br />
International Year of the Potato.<br />
Courier: How important is the potato<br />
Sulzer: The potato is the world’s fourthmost<br />
important staple food after rice,<br />
wheat and maize. In 2006, 314 mio. tonnes<br />
of potatoes were harvested globally.<br />
Indeed, the potato is the only staple food<br />
that has seen an increase in the area cultivated<br />
around the world in recent years.<br />
Developing countries in particular have<br />
shown a continuous increase in cultivation;<br />
in 2005, for the first time, more potatoes<br />
were harvested in these countries than in<br />
industrial countries. The “spud” is well on<br />
its way to becoming one of our most im-<br />
portant sources of nutrition. It alleviates<br />
hunger and poverty, particularly in rural<br />
areas.<br />
Courier: And how is the situation<br />
looking in industrial countries<br />
1/08 COURIER 9
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