Assertion: sweet potato | /r/HasProperty | important crop
Facets:
value: in rural areas
type: LOCATION
value: during the american civil war
type: TEMPORAL
value: in tropical america
type: LOCATION
value: in asia
type: LOCATION
value: in the philippines
type: LOCATION
value: in the caribbean
type: LOCATION
value: in the pacific islands
type: LOCATION
value: in malaysia
type: LOCATION
value: in preventing famine
type: PURPOSE
value: in the southern united states
type: LOCATION
value: in africa
type: LOCATION
value: in third world countries
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: These figures clearly illustrate that sweet potatoes are an important crop in third world countries but are a secondary foodstuff in first world countries.
text: The sweet potato is widely cultivated in tropical and warm temperate climates and is an important food crop in the southern United States, tropical America and the Caribbean, the warmer islands of the Pacific, Japan, and parts of Russia.
text: Sweet potatoes became a staple in Japan because they were important in preventing famine when rice harvests were poor.
text: Sweet potatoes were grown in gardens by North American Indians and were an important staple food during the American Revolutionary War and the American Civil War.
text: Sweet potatoes, known as kumera, are originally a native of South America and are an important starch staple in the Pacific Islands.
text: Sweet potatoes are an important crop in Asia, Africa, Malaysia, and South and Central America, and they rank as the sixth most important food crop in the world.
text: The sweet potato is an important crop and basically grown for its starchy tuberous roots in tropical and sun-tropical regions.
text: In the Philippines, sweet potatoes (locally known as camote or kamote) are an important food crop in rural areas.
text: The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is an important food crop.
text: Like many root vegetables, yams and sweet potatoes are important in food insecure areas, especially those affected by seasonal droughts or rains, because they can be stored for long periods of time without needing to be refrigerated.