1. Presented by:Nirmaljeet Singh
(9592577746)

2. Food and Food Resources
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 Food :- Materials, usually of plant or animal origin,
that contain or consist of essential body nutrients.
 Food Resources :-Resources that are used as food, or
provide food for organisms are called food
resources.

3. Food Resources
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We obtain food from mainly two types of natural sources :
1. Plants
2. Animals

4. PLANTS AS FOOD
RESOURCES
 for herbivores and
 Plants serve as food resources
omnivores.
 In India, the main source of food is agriculture.
 Main kinds of agricultural products :
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Cereals
Pulses
Spices
Beverages
Vegetables
Fruits

5. Cereals
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Spices
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Fruits
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Pulses
Beverages
Vegetables
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6. ANIMALS & BIRDS AS FOOD
RESOURCES
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Animals and birds are a huge source of food for
many organisms who are carnivores and
omnivores. They are of the following origin :
• Animal Meat
• Bird Meat
• Eggs
• Other organic items like oils

7. Animal Meat and bird
meat
 Animals and birds are killed and
their flesh is consumed by other
animals as food.
 Their consumption has various
rituals and traditions in various
cultures across the world.
 Fish is a very important source
of food too. It is very nutritious and
popular.

8. Eggs and other bird/animal
products
 Eggs are very nutritious and a very viable
source of food.
 Milk is an animal product that is very
nutritious and widely accepted.
 Honey is the product of nectar collected by
honey bees from flowers.
 Certain animals also give things like oils,
that has nutritional value. For instance, cod
liver oil from fishes.

9. World Food Problems
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Reasons for problems:
 Population growth
 Increasing affluence
 Degradation and loss
of cropland
 Little growth in
irrigation
 Decline in global
fertilizer