Game Info
Base terrain, found in the central parts of the world.
- Base yield: 2
Food Food.
Strategy
Grassland is strategically important because of its high 
Food Food yield and the wide variety of resources that can be found there. Establish cities on grassland tiles if you want their population to grow rapidly.
Civilopedia entry
Generally, grassland produces the most food of any terrain type. Cities constructed near to grasslands will tend to grow faster than cities built elsewhere.