Prehistoric hunter-gatherers ate fruit, berries and nuts, so how did early farmers decide to cultivate grain?

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Prehistoric hunter-gatherers ate fruit, berries and nuts, so how did early farmers decide to cultivate grain?

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Because they didn’t eat *just* fruit, berries, and nuts, they *also* ate tubers, seeds, and grasses as well. Grain cultivation took off because grains are hardier, easier to grow and manage, have high nutritional value, and can be stored for long periods of time. We still cultivated those others, but just not to the same degree.