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Science / Tue, 02 Jul 2024 Down To Earth Magazine

Paddy’s Lament: Pathogen responsible for Irish Potato Famine originated in Peru, not Mexico, says study

The potato originated in the Andes, in a region consisting of southern Peru and northern Bolivia. It spread from the Americas to the rest of the world as a result of the Columbian Exchange, the exchange of people, food crops, animals and diseases between the Old and New Worlds as a result of European colonisation of the Americas.

The potato originated in the Andes, in a region consisting of southern Peru and northern Bolivia. It spread from the Americas to the rest of the world as a result of the Columbian Exchange, the exchange of people, food crops, animals and diseases between the Old and New Worlds as a result of European colonisation of the Americas.

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