International Year of the Potato International Year of the Potato The year 2008 was declared the International Year of the Potato by the United Nations, noting that the potato is a staple food in the diet of the world’s population, and affirming the need to focus world attention on the role that the potato can play in providing food security and eradicating poverty. Food and Agriculture Organization was invited to facilitate its implementation. The corresponding resolution adopted on 25 November 2005 by the Food and Agriculture Organization, which was to facilitate the implementation of the year, affirmed "the need to revive public awareness of the
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry and Melioration (Kyrgyz Republic) include the International Fund for Agricultural Development and United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry and Melioration (Kyrgyz Republic) The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry and Melioration of the Kyrgyz Republic is a ministry that is in charge of the agrarian and food situation of the Kyrgyz Republic. The ministry has its roots from the Soviet Union's Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Ministry of Food Industry, although both ministries did not directly preceded the current ministry. The vast majority of the economy in rural Kyrgyz Republic is agricultural based, which includes crops cultivation and animal