Agricultural spread
Egypt, the Middle East, and India are areas known for the systematic planting and cultivation of wild-derived plants in early times. During this period independent agriculture developed in northern and southern China, Africa's Sahel, New Guinea, and parts of the Americas. Eight Neolithic staple crops such as emmer wheat, enkan wheat, husked barley, peas, cowpeas, dura and jute are mentioned in this ancient agriculture. The Indian subcontinent has been cultivating wheat and barley since 7000 BC. This has been confirmed in excavations at Megarcut in Balochistan. By 7000 BC, small-scale agriculture had reached Egypt. By 6000 BC, medium-scale agriculture was practiced along the banks of the Nile.
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