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In Bamyan, northwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, farmers grow a humble but essential staple –potatoes. And while 80% of Afghanistan’s potatoes are grown here - once during spring time, you could never find any to buy. Mohammed Moslem from the Bamyan Urban Cooperative says that’s because over 60% of the crop would rot during the winter because there was no storage for the potatoes. But now there is. Over one thousand cold storage rooms have reduced potato loss down to less than 1%. And farmers’ incomes have increased by over 3.2 million dollars in just three years. Each cold storage room dug into the rocky earth with proper ventilation and insulation can preserve 25 tons of potatoes for up to six months, meaning potatoes are now available year round. The Asian Development Bank aims for an Asia and Pacific free from poverty. Approximately 1.4 billion people in the region are poor and unable to access essential goods, services, assets and opportunities to which every human is entitled. Get involved. Share this video. Learn more and interact with ADB by visiting our subscriber services page: http://www.adb.org/news/services website: http://www.adb.org/