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Farm in Saskatchewan
Painting of herdsmen and cattle
Close-up of ripening barley plants with long, slender seed heads and awns in a dense field.
Young girl in a blue shirt sits on grass next to a medium-sized dog with a leash, gently petting the dog's head in a wooded outdoor setting.
A hand scatters wheat grains onto dark soil, illustrating the sowing process in farming.
Map showing the ancient Fertile Crescent, highlighting the regions of Babylonia and Assyria around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The green-shaded area traces the arc of early civilization from the Persian Gulf through Mesopotamia and up to the eastern Mediterranean, including notable ancient cities such as Babylon, Ur, Nineveh, and Assur. An inset map outlines the modern countries that now occupy this region, including Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, and surrounding nations.
Iran: Zagros Mountains
Peruvian terraced fields
Three sisters
Terraced rice paddy
A young adult wearing overalls and a baseball hat in nature. A paper cutout with images of berries, nuts, and
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Billy Carter
American farmer and businessman
Justus von Liebig
Justus, baron von Liebig
German chemist
George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver
American agricultural chemist
Sir Humphry Davy
Sir Humphry Davy
English chemist
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Muáž„ammad I Askia
Songhai ruler
Pierre-EugĂšne-Marcellin Berthelot
Pierre-EugĂšne-Marcellin Berthelot
French chemist
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez
American labor leader
“Father of the green revolution” in India
M.S. Swaminathan
Indian scientist
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Arthur Young
English writer
Matthew, Patrick
Patrick Matthew
Scottish landowner and agriculturalist
Ben Tillman
Ben Tillman
American politician
Henry A. Wallace, 33rd vice president of the United States, seated at a desk in a suit, holding a pen over papers, looking toward the camera.
Henry A. Wallace
vice president of United States
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David Dickson
American farmer and writer
David Fairchild
David Fairchild
American botanist
François-Alexandre-Frédéric, duc de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt
François-Alexandre-Frédéric, duc de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt
French educator
Ruffin, Edmund
Edmund Ruffin
American scientist
John Deere
John Deere
American manufacturer
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Pinhas Lavon
Israeli politician
Brain Trust: Rexford G. Tugwell
Rexford Guy Tugwell
American economist
Plunkett, Sir Horace Curzon
Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett
British agriculturalist