The various Melanesians, Micronesians and Polynesians brought it with them from coastal areas of Asia. read more
Agricultural villages appeared soon after 3000bce and by 2000bce agriculture had spread throughout Mesoamerica. Early mesoamericans ppl had a diet rich in cultivated foods, but they did not keep as many animals as their counterparts in the eastern hemisphere. read more
Austronesian people who settled in New Guina were dependent of cultivation so they taught it to the indigenous people. After a few centuries agriculture spread to all of New Guina and soon spread to the island of the the Torres Strait. The Austronesians introduced root crops and domesticated animals to New Guinea. read more