The art of raising plants and animals called farming. The cultivation of domesticated species produced food surpluses that allowed people to live in cities, and farming was the crucial development in the creation of stationary human civilization. Agribusiness has a long and illustrious history dating back thousands of years. Beginning ranchers began to plant wild grains around 11,500 years ago after first gathering them starting at least 105,000 years ago. 10,000 years ago, pigs, sheep, and cattle were domesticated. There were at least 11 places in the world where plants may be grown freely
