Assertion :Traders and travellers introduced new crops to the land they travelled. Reason: Noodles most likely travelled from China through Arab traders to Sicily.
Potato reached the West through travellers and became the staple diet of the poor.
Traders who travelled across the countries introduced new crops from their own places. Best example which shows this is 'noodles' which travelled from China through Arab traders to Sicily and 'potato' reached the West through travellers and became the staple diet of the poor.