"The United Nations International Year of the Potato 2008 is focusing global attention on the key role of the potato and agriculture generally in fighting hunger and poverty."
That video is one of the many features of
, a multilingual site that celebrates one of the world's most popular, nutritious and important food crops.
"Hundreds of millions of people depend on potatoes to survive. Where hunger and poverty are greatest, the honest potato is the most important crop after rice, wheat, and maize," said the narrator. "It's the world's No. 4 food crop."