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Period: 600 BCE to
Timeline
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500 BCE
Plows
Farmers used domestic animals to pull an improved plow, by dragging a blade through the dirt allowing them to plant more seeds quicker. -
400 BCE
Collar
Allowed the horse to pull harder without chocking itself allowing for more efficient farming -
300 BCE
Plant Breeding
Ancient Greeks found a new way to breed plants with greater yields, by combining spores from the plant with better yields. -
Wool
Revolutionized sheep and cattle farming by breeding animals, based on the traits, for better meat and wool production. -
Darwin Article
His article states "We can not suppose that all the breeds were suddenly as perfect and as useful as we see them now. Nature gives successive variations; man adds them up in certain directions useful to him. In this sense he may be said to make for himself and useful breeds." -
Genetics
New study's show that's genetic traits were passed down from plant to plant and can be used to make crops with better yields -
Improved Crops
With more studies, hybrid crop variants, like bigger and juicer berries were available on the commercial market -
Green revolution
A plan to help less developed countries by sending them supplies to farm and grow crops. -
Global Hunger
Scientists fight the global hunger issues with high yield wheat that could be grown almost everywhere -
1 Billion
The first billion acer of GMO crop is planted -
Drones
Farmers use drones to assist with growing and caring for cops