Learn Class 9 Science - Improvement in Food Resources

Food is the kind of thing that every human needs in his life. For the survival of life, we must intake good food so that we remain fit and fine. Many sources are present from which we will get the food. These resources are plants and animals.

Food components

• The food will give us vitamins, proteins, and carbohydrates.
• Food gives us energy.
• Food will also help in increasing the number of organisms.

Sources of food

• Plants
• Animals

It becomes difficult to obtain a sufficient amount of food with the growing population. Because the population is increasing day by day and the sources of food cannot generate an adequate amount of food.

Main activities that increase the production of food

Various activities are present that will help in the food increment. These are discussed here below:

• Crop Production Management:

  The crop production management will require no extra cost as it is divided into the various components according to cost-wise,i.e., low cost, no cost, or high cost.

• Crop Variety Improvement:

  It includes the introduction to genes and hybridization.

Cropping pattern

The cropping pattern includes the following things.

• Intercropping
• Mixed cropping
• Crop rotation

Animal husbandry

Animal husbandry includes some basic things. These things are discussed here below:

• Poultry farming
• Cattle farming
• Beekeeping
• Food production