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Wheat โ Staff of Life
First domesticated ~10,000 BC in the Fertile Crescent; the world's most widely grown crop
Fertile Crescent ๐ 10000 BC Agriculture & Crops
Key Facts
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Domesticated from wild einkorn wheat ~10,000 BC in the Levant (modern Turkey/Syria/Israel)
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Three main types: bread wheat (Triticum aestivum), durum (pasta), and emmer โ 800+ varieties grown today
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Global production: 780 million tonnes/year; top producers are China, India, Russia, USA, France
๐ Did you know? Wheat provides 20% of global calories and 20% of global protein โ more than any other single food source
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Category
Agriculture & Crops
Origin
๐ Fertile Crescent
Year / Era
10000 BC
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First domesticated ~10,000 BC in the Fertile Crescent