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teddyh on Jan 3, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Startup Puts Everything You Need for a Two-Acre Fa...

The target market for this container seems to be Africa, which does not seem to have the Colorado potato beetle.

ComputerGuru on Jan 3, 2017 [–]

It would be wise to consider that until 1840, the potato blight was a non-issue in Ireland, too.

Of course the idea is not to hate on potato as a crop but rather to stress the importance of genetic diversity in one's food supply.

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