Subject: Re: Spuds for Everyone, Garcon! (fwd)

From: "Tom Hodges (moderated newsgroup)" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 18:15:15 -0800 (PST)

Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 15:19:34 -0500
From: [email-masked] (Marc  Safley)
Subject: Spuds for Everyone, Garcon!

Tim Wallace's message and Don Wysocki's response are interesting.  
Differences in potato response to photoperiod and thermal regime
notwithstanding, the lowly tuber is making inroads in the diets of 
persons living in southeastern Asia.  I have not seen data to indicate
whether these spuds are being grown and processed in situ in the 
region or are being shipped into the region in a processed and/or 
raw state.  The is ample overproduction in some regions of the world
to supply some needs without having to cultivate them there.  Such
is the economics...but is it sustainable?  Probably a loud "NO!"

Marc Safley
[email-masked]