Home›Fibre and Other Industrial Crops›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-attestedFiber Tissue 1Domestication RegionFilter Results17 entriesCrop ClassAllFiber (17)Primary UseAllFiber (13)Industrial (4)Life CycleAllAnnual (13)Perennial (7)Era (Domesticated When)AllThe Ancient Near East and Bronze Age World (4)The Chalcolithic Period (2)The Late Modern Period (1)The Neolithic Period (7)Top Producing CountryAllAfrica (1)Amazonia (1)Asia (4)Bangladesh (4)Bengal (4)Bolivia (1)Chile (4)Europe (4)Mesoamerica (2)Mexico (2)North Korea (4)Philippines (1)Russia (4)South Asia (4)The Andes (2)The Fertile Crescent (1)United States (2)Area (sq km)All120,538 (1)148,460 (1)239,021 (1)347,681 (1)756,102 (1)1,098,581 (1)1,972,550 (1)3,300,000 (1)5,222,321 (1)7,000,000 (1)9,866,632 (1)10,186,000 (1)17,075,400 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Government TypeAllOne-Party (1)Republic (6)Highest Elevation (m)All5642 (1)5895 (1)8849 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (3)Low (1)Lower-Middle (2)Upper-Middle (2)Independence or Founding YearAll1776 (1)1818 (1)1821 (1)1825 (1)1946 (1)1948 (1)1971 (1)1991 (1)LandlockedAllNo (7)Yes (1)PopulationAll11,365,333 (1)19,629,588 (1)25,950,000 (1)30,000,000 (1)75,000,000 (1)114,000,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)169,828,911 (1)273,610,384 (1)340,587,000 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)2,040,000,000 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 17AfricaDomestication Region1 entryAmazoniaDomestication Region1 entryThe AndesDomestication Region1 entryAsiaDomestication Region2 entriesBangladeshDomestication Region1 entryBengalDomestication Region1 entryBoliviaDomestication Region1 entryChileDomestication Region1 entryEuropeDomestication Region1 entryThe Fertile CrescentDomestication Region1 entryMesoamericaDomestication Region1 entryMexicoDomestication Region2 entriesNorth KoreaDomestication Region1 entryPhilippinesDomestication Region1 entryRussiaDomestication Region1 entrySouth AsiaDomestication Region1 entryUnited StatesDomestication Region1 entrySources1. Wikipedia: Fiber croptier 2WikipediaFiber crop, lead sectionQuote, Fiber crop, lead sectionFiber crops are field crops grown for their fibers, which are traditionally used to make paper, cloth, or rope.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.