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Title: Reuters: Bangladeshis told "eat potatoes" as rice prices soar
Post by: Sunite on May 13, 2008, 02:21:13 AM
Bangladeshis told "eat potatoes" as rice prices soar
      


DHAKA (Reuters) - Potatoes are not traditionally high on the menu for Bangladesh's 140 million people, but a surge in rice and wheat prices has prompted the government to popularize the humble spud as a substitute food.
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