
Vol 1 Ep 15 - The origin of agriculture
History of the World podcast
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The History of Agriculture in Russia
Nikolay vavilof was an agrominist, which i can loosely describe as a scientist of the agriculture of plants. He devoted his life to understanding agriculture and looking for solutions. By working on the science of agriculture, vavilov was working in one of the most important fields of influence over russia's general health as a nation. Vavilo quickly developed a keen interest in agriculture that helped him gain access to huge collection of world's plant seeds. In 1940 he was arrested by soviet leader joseph starling after being out of favor with lisenko whose ideas regarding agriculture were against Starlin's faith. The story behind
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