[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [A History of Agriculture in India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980) › v1.c19.s7.37 # A History of Agriculture in India v1.c19.s7.37 A History of Agriculture in India v1.c19.s7.37 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.s7.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980.v1.c19.s7.37) The recovery of a lump of charred sesame by Vats at Harappa suggests that it was cultivated by the Indus Valley people. They are likely to have received it from Africa direct or via Mesopotamia. Botanical evidence shows an early spread of sesame from Africa to India via the Sabaean Lane.¹⁴ - [Previous: v1.c19.s7.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980.v1.c19.s7.36) - [Next: v1.c19.s7.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980.v1.c19.s7.38) - [Up: v1.c19.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980.v1.c19.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980.v1.c19.s7.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980.v1.c19.s7.37) · Pramāṇa