-3000 ⟶ Potato cultivation starts in the Andes region

South America's Andes region cultivates potato.
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🥔 Potato Cultivation

Fossilized remains of possibly cultivated potato tubers on a cave floor in Chilca Canyon.⟶
PotatoesCultivationAgricultureRoot VegetablesAndesFood CropsEarly AgricultureIndigenous Agriculture
PeruPeru

🥔 Potato cultivation starts in the Andes region

South America's Andes region cultivates potato.⟶
Potato cultivation starts in the Andes region (-3000)
AgriculturePotatoAndesCultivationSouth AmericaEarly agricultureInca
PeruPeruBoliviaBolivia

🍇 Grape cultivation spreads to the Fertile Crescent and Egypt

Grape cultivation for wine had spread to the Fertile Crescent, the Jordan Valley and Egypt.⟶
AgricultureWineFertile CrescentAncient EgyptViticultureCultivationEarly agriculture
EgyptEgyptJordanJordan

🌻 Sunflower cultivation begins in North America

Sunflowers are first cultivated in North America.⟶
Sunflower cultivation begins in North America (-3000)
AgricultureSunflowerCultivationNorth AmericaEarly agriculturePre-Columbian
United StatesUnited States

🍉 Watermelon cultivation in ancient Egypt

Archaeological evidence of watermelon cultivation in ancient Egypt. Watermelons appeared on wall paintings; seeds and leaves were deposited in tombs.⟶
Watermelon cultivation in ancient Egypt (-3000)
AgricultureWatermelonAncient EgyptCultivationFruitsEarly agriculture
EgyptEgypt

🥔 Government Mandates Potato Cultivation in Germany

The government mandates the cultivation of potatoes in Germany.⟶
Government Mandates Potato Cultivation in Germany (1651)
PotatoGermanyGovernmentAgricultureFood PolicyCultivation
GermanyGermany