This world-wide celebration is aimed at raising awareness of the importance of the potato - and of agriculture in general - in addressing issues of global concern, including hunger, poverty and threats to the environment. It is also an opportunity to raise awareness at a national level of the benefits of potato in the Irish diet. Ireland’s involvement includes both an international and a national dimension. Through a series of activities held throughout the year.
Watch the International Year of the Potato Video
Watch the International Year of the Potato Video
