What occupation of primitive people led to the emergence of agriculture?

At the beginning of its history, mankind used only the gifts of nature. He received food as a result of hunting and gathering. In the Neolithic era, man passed from an appropriating economy to a producing one. Livestock raising and farming appeared.

Gathering was of great importance in life. Most likely, the person accidentally noticed that the cereals brought to the dwelling were sprouting. Man began to clear special places, and began to cultivate individual crops consciously. Thus, from gathering, agriculture emerged.

Answer: gathering