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What are the components encompassed by agriculture?
What are the components encompassed by agriculture?
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry for food and non-food products.
When did nascent farmers begin planting grains?
When did nascent farmers begin planting grains?
Nascent farmers only began planting grains around 11,500 years ago.
When did humans start gathering grains?
When did humans start gathering grains?
Humans started gathering grains at least 105,000 years ago.
When were sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle domesticated?
When were sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle domesticated?
What is the percentage of agricultural land found on farms larger than what size?
What is the percentage of agricultural land found on farms larger than what size?
What was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization?
What was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization?
How long ago did nascent farmers begin planting grains?
How long ago did nascent farmers begin planting grains?
In at least how many regions of the world were plants independently cultivated?
In at least how many regions of the world were plants independently cultivated?
What percentage of the world's farmland do the largest one percent of farms operate?
What percentage of the world's farmland do the largest one percent of farms operate?
What percentage of the world's food do small farms produce?
What percentage of the world's food do small farms produce?
