This map plots the center of origin and primary region of diversity for 151 different crops. (Some crops, like wheat, have more than one primary region of diversity.) The Royal Society hide caption ...

China is one of the world's three largest agricultural production centers. Our ancestors domesticated dryland crops, such as millet, in northern China as early as 10,000 years ago.

Farming didn t emerge in the Andes due to crisis or scarcity it was a savvy and resilient evolution. Ancient diets remained ...

The researchers also used past land-use data to create maps showing how agriculture has spread over the centuries. In 1700, for example, just 7 percent of the world's land was used for farming.

But it turns out that the geography of American agriculture is much more interesting than I ... And I stumbled across this amazing set of county-by-county crop maps put out by the United States ...

Guåhan Sustainable Culture will launch an event featuring the history of farming and agriculture on Guam at 10 a.m. on Jan. 30. Titled Ginen I Gualo’, the project will include a historical ...

Crop variety development has evolved over time, and currently, agricultural biotechnology is a leading approach, with some controversy and many benefits for society.