> 5 topics in Africa, from 4th–3rd millennia BCE to 19 June 1913: Sahel · Mali and Sudan, Nile Valley · Egypt, Inland Niger Delta · Mali, Eastern and Southern… Source: https://husfarm.com/history/region/africa/ [Home](https://husfarm.com/)›[History of agriculture](https://husfarm.com/history/)›Africa[All eras](https://husfarm.com/history/)[Prehistory](https://husfarm.com/history/era/prehistory/)[Antiquity](https://husfarm.com/history/era/antiquity/)[Middle Ages](https://husfarm.com/history/era/middle-ages/)[Early modern](https://husfarm.com/history/era/early-modern/)[Industrial era](https://husfarm.com/history/era/industrial-era/)Agricultural history by region # History of agriculture in Africa 5 topics in Africa, from 4th–3rd millennia BCE to 19 June 1913: Sahel · Mali and Sudan, Nile Valley · Egypt, Inland Niger Delta · Mali, Eastern and Southern Africa and more. Topics5 Time span4,000 BCE – 1913 CE Regions1 Sources cited57 Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Harvesters, 1565 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 19.164 · public domain ## In brief 5 topics from 4,000 BCE to 1913 CE. The main subjects are domestication & settlement (2), food processing (1), environment & crises (1). The earliest is Sorghum and pearl millet: African pathways to farming (4th–3rd millennia BCE, Sahel · Mali and Sudan); the most recent is The 1913 Land Act and Agricultural Segregation (19 June 1913, South Africa). ## Topics in chronological order - [4th–3rd millennia BCEPrehistorySorghum and pearl millet: African pathways to farmingTwo different cereals, distinct domestication regions and agricultural connections between Africa and Asia. Sahel · Mali and SudanDomestication & settlement6 min read](https://husfarm.com/history/sorghum-pearl-millet-african-agriculture-sahel/) - [c. 2055–1650 BCEAntiquityGrain, granaries and administration in Egypt’s Middle KingdomHarvest storage, accounts and food allocations connected Egyptian households with state institutions and mortuary cults. Nile Valley · EgyptFood processing6 min read](https://husfarm.com/history/egypt-middle-kingdom-granaries-administration/) - [First millennium BCEAntiquityAfrican Rice: Independent Domestication and Farmer KnowledgeArchaeology, genetics and social history reveal African rice origins and farmers’ contributions to the creation and survival of varieties. Inland Niger Delta · MaliDomestication & settlement7 min read](https://husfarm.com/history/african-rice-oryza-glaberrima-history/) - [c. 1887–1897Industrial eraRinderpest: African catastrophe and global eradicationAn epizootic that undermined many agricultural economies, followed by more than a century of work to end transmission worldwide. Eastern and Southern AfricaEnvironment & crises6 min read](https://husfarm.com/history/rinderpest-africa-eradication-2011/) - [19 June 1913Industrial eraThe 1913 Land Act and Agricultural SegregationThe Act constrained access to land and strengthened pressure on farming families. Plaatje and Msimang documented its consequences within households. South AfricaSociety & land6 min read](https://husfarm.com/history/south-africa-1913-land-act-agricultural-segregation/) ## Where it happened [11Sahel · Mali and Sudan](https://husfarm.com/history/sorghum-pearl-millet-african-agriculture-sahel/)[11Sahel · Mali and Sudan](https://husfarm.com/history/sorghum-pearl-millet-african-agriculture-sahel/)[15Nile Valley · Egypt](https://husfarm.com/history/egypt-middle-kingdom-granaries-administration/)[19Inland Niger Delta · Mali](https://husfarm.com/history/african-rice-oryza-glaberrima-history/)[74Eastern and Southern Africa](https://husfarm.com/history/rinderpest-africa-eradication-2011/)[81South Africa](https://husfarm.com/history/south-africa-1913-land-act-agricultural-segregation/)[81South Africa](https://husfarm.com/history/south-africa-1913-land-act-agricultural-segregation/) Points mark approximate areas, not exact sites or the borders of ancient cultures. 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Sorghum and pearl millet: African pathways to farming: 4th–3rd millennia BCE, Sahel: northern Mali and eastern Sudan. ### Which is the most recent? The 1913 Land Act and Agricultural Segregation: 19 June 1913; extended 1936, repealed 1991, Union of South Africa; Free State, Natal, Transvaal and Cape. ### Which subjects are covered? Domestication & settlement (2), Food processing (1), Environment & crises (1), Society & land (1). ### Which eras do these topics belong to? Prehistory (1), Antiquity (2), Industrial era (2). ## Agriculture today on Husfarm From history to the present: prices, shows and the companies that shape farming now. 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