Sentences with phrase «began cultivating the plants»

Farmers in the Near East — what is today Israel, Palestine, Syria, Jordan, and neighboring countries — began cultivating plants and herding animals about 8000 B.C.E., but there are no signs that they used animal dung for anything other than as fuel for fires.

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Determined to start a successful business and help cultivate a better way of life for conventional essential oil farmers in disadvantaged Indian villages, Mudar began the enormous task of organizing these laborers and directing them toward a more profitable agricultural pursuit: growing certified organic plants, which by their very nature command higher prices than their conventionally grown counterparts.

They began growing Christmas trees but the clay - rich soil thwarted that endeavor since it is not conducive to cultivating many types of plants.

And some Indian farmers in the state of Bihar have begun to plant hybrid rice strains because they are drought - tolerant and can be planted on lands that were previously difficult to successfully cultivate.

They marked the beginning of a transition from the nomadic hunting and gathering lifestyle to a settled existence based on cultivating plants and herding animals.

The last Ice Age was coming to an end, mammoths and other large mammals romped around North America, and humans were beginning to settle down and cultivate wild plants.

Such associations began when «some smart men and women 10,000 years ago began to cultivate» various plants, Schaal said.

Some countries have begun to cultivate the plants that are in greatest demand.

Humans first began to cultivate wheat over 10,000 years ago, making it one of the first plants ever to be intentionally farmed.

Vegetable producers in Ho Chi Minh City have begun cultivating ornamental plants for the urban middle class to reduce the risks of growing vegetables with wastewater.