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Geography is the potato (Part 2)
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Geography is the potato (Part 2)

The exciting conclusion to our two-part series on how the potato spread around the world!

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The humble potato is one of the world's most diverse agricultural products. But despite its connotation with specific regions of the world, the potato has its origins deep in the Andes mountains of South America. Welcome back to the exciting conclusion where we explore how the potato spread around the world! And we start today's episode with the Irish Famine.

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