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[[File:Feature2originmap600.png|thumbnail|left|300px650px|Figure 1. Multiple centers and areas of plant domestication arose, although most staple crops are found in the Mediterranean basin and in Asia.]]
Plant domestication, which led to agriculture, arguably has had among the deepest or most profound impacts on modern societies relative to all other human innovations. Not only did it lead to greater availability of food, allowing societies to grow in population, but it enabled a large labor force to be freed to pursue other specialties. Additionally, technologies related to agriculture, even today, continue to have profound consequences on all societies, for better and worse. Finally, with domestication, the plant's environment has also profoundly changed.
==Initial Impact on Societies==
