As a result, it is commented that, since the Great Famine of Kyoho, the cultivation of sweet potato spread in Kanto region and solitary islands, and thus a lot of people's lives were saved in the Tenmei Famine.
この結果、享保の大飢饉以降、関東地方や離島において薩摩芋の栽培が普及し、天明の大飢饉では多くの人々の命を救ったと評される。