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9000 BCE
agriculture is born
hunter gatherers settle in the fertile crescent. they started to produce their own food. -
8700 BCE
corn- central america
farms were able to grow corn from a variety of mexican wild grass -
7000 BCE
chinese grow rice
rice farming began -
6600 BCE
sheep are farmed
sheep, goats and pigs were raised for food production -
3500 BCE
squash and beans domesticated in america
a new crop through plant breeding was developed -
300 BCE
ancient greek- new plant breeding
the greeks were able to breed two different plants together -
sheep farmed for wool
sheep were breeded primarily for their wool -
discovery on genetic traits
a new theory about how traits are passed down over generations -
stronger crops
advanced cross breeding practices were born -
dwarf wheat
high yielding wheat was created to increase food security -
modified crops
the billionth acre of gentically modifed crops is planted