I guess it depends on how you measure “impact”. I think that coconut would probably win if you talk impact on specific societies – I mean, there’s less of a replaceable staple food – but the potato has had larger impact in terms of scale; more people in the world rely on the potato.
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Oh, that’s a good thought.
Hmm.
I guess it depends on how you measure “impact”. I think that coconut would probably win if you talk impact on specific societies – I mean, there’s less of a replaceable staple food – but the potato has had larger impact in terms of scale; more people in the world rely on the potato.