<P> Scholars have developed a number of hypotheses to explain the historical origins of agriculture . Studies of the transition from hunter - gatherer to agricultural societies indicate an antecedent period of intensification and increasing sedentism ; examples are the Natufian culture in southwest Asia , and the Early Chinese Neolithic in China . Current models indicate that wild stands that had been harvested previously started to be planted , but were not immediately domesticated . </P>
<P> Scholars have developed a number of hypotheses to explain the historical origins of agriculture . Studies of the transition from hunter - gatherer to agricultural societies indicate an antecedent period of intensification and increasing sedentism ; examples are the Natufian culture in southwest Asia , and the Early Chinese Neolithic in China . Current models indicate that wild stands that had been harvested previously started to be planted , but were not immediately domesticated . </P>
where do scholars agree agriculture most likely emerged in asia
where do scholars agree agriculture most likely emerged in asia
southwest Asia China
southwest Asia China