Plant domesticationfirst occurred about 5,000 years agobegan in Africa then spread to the rest of the worldbegan in the Fertile Crescent then spread to the rest of the worldwas invented independently in at least 11 regions around the world

Plant domestication first occurred about 10,000 years ago, not 5,000. It is widely believed to have begun in the Fertile Crescent, an area in the Middle East which includes modern day countries like Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, and the fringes of Turkey and Iran. This area was home to some of the earliest known human civilizations and it's where crops like wheat, barley, and legumes were first grown.

From the Fertile Crescent, the practice of plant domestication spread to other parts of the world. However, it's important to note that plant domestication was not a single event, but a process that happened independently in different parts of the world at different times. For example, rice was domesticated in China and India, maize in Mexico, potatoes in South America, and so on.

So, the most accurate statement would be that plant domestication was invented independently in at least 11 regions around the world.