Agricultural Growth
Year | Growth in Agriculture Field |
70 million years ago | Trees evolved |
40 million years.ago | Monkeys & apes evolved |
10 million years ago | Dogs were domesticate in Iraq |
8700B.C. | Sheeps were domesticated in Iraq |
7700B.C. | Goats were domesticated in Iraq |
7500B.C. | Invention of polished stone implements, cultivation of crops like wheat & barley in middle east. |
6000B.C. | Cattle and pigs where domesticated in middle east |
4400B.C. | Maize was cultivated in Mexico |
3500B.C. | Potato was grown in south America |
3000B.C. | Bronze used for make tools in middle east |
2900B.C. | Plough was used in middle east |
2700B.C. | Silk moth was domesticated in China |
2300B.C. | Poultry, buffalo & elephant were domesticated in Indus valley. |
2200B.C. | Rice cultivation started in India |
1800B.C. | Ragi cultivation started in Karnataka (India) |
1780B.C. | Kulthi (Dolichus biflorus) was cultivated in Karnataka |
1725B.C. | Jowar (Sorghum) cultivation started in Rajasthan |
1700B.C. | Horse husbandry started in Central Asia |
1500B.C. | Irrigation from wells started.In Madhya Pradesh Pulses (Green and Black gram) were cultivated Cultivation of Barley & Sugarcane started in India. |
1400 B.C. | Iron used in Middle east |
1000–1600 B.C. | Iron ploughs used first tine |
15 century A.D. | Cultivation of sweet orange, wild brinjal, pomegranate sour orange |
16 century A.D. | Introduction of crops in India from papaya, pineapple, guava, custard apple, American cotton, rubber, Portuguese potato, groundnut, cashew nut, tobacco, sweet potato, cassava, tomato, chillies, pumpkin |
Agricultural Growth
Rice cultivation started in 2200 or 4000 BC?
2200 BC ….rice cultivation was started