Home›Cereals and Pseudocereals›Domestication RegionBrowse ByDomestication RegionThis dimension names the world region where a crop was first domesticated. Wikipedia notes that "the domestication of plants began around 13,000–11,000 years ago with cereals such as wheat and barley in the Middle East," while rice "was first domesticated in China some 9,000 years ago." Browsing this way collects every crop first domesticated in the same region.FactsDomestication RegionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonPrimary Plant Part HarvestedWell-attestedGrain (Seed) 1Domestication RegionFilter Results20 entriesArea (sq km)All22,072 (1)120,000 (1)241,038 (1)242,500 (1)357,022 (1)438,317 (1)1,098,581 (1)1,104,300 (1)1,648,195 (1)3,053,200 (1)3,300,000 (1)3,678,394 (1)6,142,700 (1)9,572,900 (1)10,186,000 (1)11,840,000 (1)17,840,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)Country CountAll12 (1)44 (1)54 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All5642 (1)5895 (1)6967 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1801 (1)1825 (1)1932 (1)1948 (1)1949 (1)1962 (1)1993 (1)PopulationAll3,600,000 (1)10,147,200 (1)11,365,333 (1)45,905,417 (1)46,118,793 (1)69,414,000 (1)75,000,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)92,417,681 (1)138,000,000 (1)150,400,000 (1)434,254,119 (1)468,200,000 (1)537,900,000 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)1,600,000,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 20AfricaDomestication Region1 entryThe AndesDomestication Region1 entryBoliviaDomestication Region1 entryChinaDomestication Region3 entriesEast AfricaDomestication Region1 entryEast AsiaDomestication Region1 entryEritreaDomestication Region1 entryEthiopiaDomestication Region2 entriesEuropeDomestication Region1 entryThe Fertile CrescentDomestication Region3 entriesGermanyDomestication Region1 entryIranDomestication Region1 entryIraqDomestication Region1 entryIsraelDomestication Region1 entryMesoamericaDomestication Region1 entryThe SahelDomestication Region1 entrySouth AmericaDomestication Region1 entryUgandaDomestication Region1 entryUnited KingdomDomestication Region1 entryWest AfricaDomestication Region2 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Cerealtier 2WikipediaCereal, lead sectionQuote, Cereal, lead sectionA cereal is a grass (family Poaceae) cultivated for its edible grain.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.