Grain domestication

Grain domestication is the process by which humans selectively cultivated wild cereal crops like wheat, barley, and rice over thousands of years. Through repeated planting, harvesting, and selection of the most desirable plants, humans gradually transformed these wild grains into reliable, larger, and more nutritious food sources that could be easily cultivated and stored. This development was fundamental to the shift from nomadic hunting and gathering to settled farming communities, supporting population growth and the development of complex societies.