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World Service,6 mins

Sister Potato: China's singing spud star

The Food Chain

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China has deployed the talents of ‘new style farmer’ Sister Potato – real name Feng Xiaoyan - to encourage the nation to eat their spuds. She tells the BBC's Emily Thomas, how she became a potato ambassador. (Image: Feng Xiaoyan aka 'sister Potato' holding potatoes in an outdoor vegetable market. Credit: Lily Lee)

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