This chart shows Carrots and Turnips Harvested Area by Country.
The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow varieties exist. Carrots are a domesticated form of the wild carrot Daucus carota, native to both Europe and southwestern Asia. The plant probably originated in Persia and was originally cultivated for its leaves and seeds.
Nowadays, the most commonly eaten part of the plant is the taproot, although the greens are sometimes eaten as well. The domestic carrot has been selectively bred for its greatly enlarged and more palatable, less woody-textured taproot.
The turnip or white turnip is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide for its white, bulbous taproot.Small, tender varieties are grown for human consumption, while larger varieties are grown as feed for livestock.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reports that world production of carrots and turnips almost 35.658 million tonnes. Almost half were grown in China. Carrots are widely used in many cuisines, especially in preparation of salads, and carrot salads are a tradition in many regional cuisines.
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