Home›Crops›Primary Use›FoodBrowse ByFoodThis dimension groups crops by their primary use, food, fiber or fuel. Wikipedia notes that crops are cultivated "to produce food, fiber, fuel, and other products," uses that vary widely from one crop to the next. Browsing by primary use collects every crop grown mainly for the same purpose.FactsFoodSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonLead International Standard-Setting BodyWell-attestedFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 1FoodFilter Results88 entriesCrop ClassAllBeverage (5)Cereal (14)Fruit (18)Legume (13)Oilseed (9)Root and Tuber (10)Sugar (3)Vegetable (16)Era (Domesticated When)All8250 BC (1)2300 BC (1)2250 BC (1)10th century CE, or possibly earlier (1)1750s (1)5000 years ago (1)About 10000 BC (earliest archaeological finds) (1)About 2000 years ago (1)About 8000 years ago (1)Before 1000 BC (1)Between 7000 BCE and 5500 BCE (1)by circa 500 BC in Mesoamerica (1)circa 2000 BCE (1)circa 2500 BCE (1)circa 3500 years before present (1)circa 5000 BCE (1)circa 6000 BC (1)circa 6500 to 5500 BCE (1)circa 7000 BCE (Mehrgarh) to 5530-5320 BCE (eastern Arabia) (1)circa 8000 to 5000 BC (1)circa 8000 to 6000 BC (1)circa 9000 to 6000 BC (1)cultivated in Yemen by the 15th century AD (1)Disputed: at least 5,300 years ago, or about 3,600 years ago (1)Not dated in the available source (1)Life CycleAllAnnual (44)Biennial (4)Perennial (46)Domestication RegionAllAfrica (6)Amazonia (2)Asia (6)Bangladesh (1)Bolivia (2)Canada (1)Central America (4)Central Asia (5)China (4)East Africa (1)East Asia (4)Eritrea (1)Ethiopia (3)Europe (1)France (1)India (4)Iran (3)Iraq (1)Israel (1)Italy (1)Japan (1)Melanesia (3)Mesoamerica (6)Mesopotamia (1)Mexico (2)Nepal (1)Northeast India (1)Pakistan (1)Peru (2)Polynesia (1)South America (7)South Asia (2)Southeast Asia (6)Sudan (1)Syria (1)Thailand (1)The Andes (5)The Caucasus (1)The Fertile Crescent (2)The Indian Subcontinent (2)The Mediterranean (2)The Middle East (1)The Sahel (1)Uganda (1)United States (1)West Africa (4)Western Asia (1)Western Europe (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 88Adzuki BeanFoodAmaranthFoodAppleFoodArrowrootFoodAvocadoFoodBambara GroundnutFoodBananaFoodBitter MelonFoodBreadfruitFoodBroccoliFoodBuckwheatFoodCabbageFoodCacaoFoodCantaloupeFoodCarrotFoodCassavaFoodChickpeaFoodChili PepperFoodCoconutFoodCoffeeFoodCommon BeanFoodCowpeaFoodCucumberFoodDate PalmFoodDurianFoodEggplantFoodElephant Foot YamFoodEmmer WheatFoodFaba BeanFoodFigFoodFinger MilletFoodFonioFoodFoxtail MilletFoodGarlicFoodGlobe ArtichokeFoodGrapeFoodGuavaFoodJicamaFoodKañiwaFoodKiwifruitFoodKola NutFoodLentilFoodLettuceFoodLima BeanFoodLycheeFoodMangoFoodMung BeanFoodNiger SeedFoodOil PalmFoodOkraFoodOliveFoodOnionFoodPalmyra PalmFoodPapayaFoodPeaFoodPeanutFoodPearl MilletFoodPigeon PeaFoodPineappleFoodPlantainFoodPomegranateFoodPotatoFoodPumpkinFoodQuinoaFoodRapeseedFoodRiceFoodRyeFoodSafflowerFoodSesameFoodShea TreeFoodSoybeanFoodSpeltFoodSpinachFoodStrawberryFoodSugar MapleFoodSugarcaneFoodSunflowerFoodSweet PotatoFoodTaroFoodTea PlantFoodTeffFoodTomatoFoodUllucoFoodWatermelonFoodWheatFoodYaconFoodYamFoodYerba MateFoodSources1. Wikipedia: Food and Agriculture Organizationtier 2WikipediaFood and Agriculture Organization, lead section, mandate sentence (Crops category)Quote, Food and Agriculture Organization, lead section, mandate sentence (Crops category)a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food securityView 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.