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  2. History of the potato - Wikipedia

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    The potato was the first domesticated root vegetable in the region of modern-day southern Peru and extreme northwestern Bolivia [1] between 8000 and 5000 BC. [2] Cultivation of potatoes in South America may go back 10,000 years, [ 3 ] but tubers do not preserve well in the archaeological record, making identification difficult.

  3. History of agriculture in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    In the period of the Neolithic Revolution, roughly 8000-4000 BCE, [11] Agro pastoralism in India included threshing, planting crops in rows and storing grain in granaries. [3] [12] Barley —either of two or of six rows— and wheat cultivation—along with the rearing of cattle, sheep and goat—was visible in Mehrgarh by 8000-6000 BCE.

  4. Origins of North Indian and Pakistani foods - Wikipedia

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    India Okra: Bhindi Veṇṭaikkāy Bendakaaya Bende kaayi Highlands of Ethiopia and india [15] 100-500 CE [15] Onion: Pyaaz Veṅkāyam Ulligadda,ullipaya,erragadda Eerulli India [citation needed] Unknown, but present by 500 BCE [16] Mentioned in the Charaka Samhita: Potato: Aloo Uruḷaikkiḻaṅku Bangala Dumpa/Aloo Gadda Aloo gadde

  5. List of food origins - Wikipedia

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    The Neolithic founder crops (or primary domesticates) are the eight plant species that were domesticated by early Holocene (Pre-Pottery Neolithic A and Pre-Pottery Neolithic B) farming communities in the Fertile Crescent region of southwest Asia, and which formed the basis of systematic agriculture in the Middle East, North Africa, India ...

  6. Agriculture in India - Wikipedia

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    Worldwide employment In agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2021. India has one of the highest number of people employed in these sectors. As per the 2014 FAO world agriculture statistics India is the world's largest producer of many fresh fruits like banana, mango, guava, papaya, lemon and vegetables like chickpea, okra and milk, major spices like chili pepper, ginger, fibrous crops such as ...

  7. Vavilov center - Wikipedia

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    Vavilov's 1924 scheme suggested that plants were domesticated in China, Hindustan, Central Asia, Asia Minor, Mediterranean, Abyssinia, Central and South America A Vavilov center or center of origin is a geographical area where a group of organisms, either domesticated or wild, first developed its distinctive properties. [ 1 ]

  8. This Map Shows Every State’s Favorite Thanksgiving Potato ...

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    The map is divided into five categories of potato recipes. Now, these are more of a generalization based on the type of dish—but we'll definitely get more specific. In order of the most searched ...

  9. New World crops - Wikipedia

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    Montage of New World domesticated plants. Clockwise from top left: 1. Maize (Zea mays) 2.Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) 3.Potato (Solanum tuberosum) 4.Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia) 5.