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The European colonists brought the potato to Africa. In 1570, the Spaniards were already cultivating potatoes on the Canary Islands north-west of Africa, and according to historical records some of these potatoes were shipped to the Netherlands.
In her book , a shortened version of her doctoral sweet potatoes. The uncertainty over which of the two Van Riebeeck actually planted at the Cape stems from the confusing names that were used for them in South America.”