The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has designated 2008 as the year of the Potato  The potato, also known as Tudou, is called a hidden treasure by United Nations experts  The United Nations named a year after a crop, which appeared only once in history, that is 2003, the International year of Rice
Why is it that this year's protagonist is not Corn, Apple, but the potato, which is buried deep in the ground and inconspicuous? Because potatoes are needed to solve the problem of global food security
Potatoes and rice are both important crops.