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America’s Food and Plant Gifts to the World – Part 2
(continuation from Spring 2000 issue) Two-fifths of all agricultural crops of the world are native to the Americas (North, Central, and South), and were domesticated or gathered by the American Indians thousands of years before Columbus discovered America. He began their introduction to Europe, Africa, and Asia. 32 of these "gifts" are presented here, along with their origins.