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Presentation on food resources
Presented by:-Nirmaljeet Singh
(9592577746)
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.
Food and Food Resources
Food Resources
We obtain food from mainly two types of natural sources :
1. Plants 2. Animals
PLANTS AS FOOD RESOURCES
Plants serve as food resources for herbivores and omnivores.
In India, the main source of food is agriculture. Main kinds of agricultural products :
Cereals Pulses Spices Beverages Vegetables Fruits
Cereals (ਅਨਾ�ਜ)
Pulses(ਦਾ�ਲਾ�)
Spices(ਮਸਾ�ਲਾ)
Beverages
Vegetables (ਸਾਬਜ਼ੀ�ਆ)
Fruits(ਫਲਾ)
ANIMALS & BIRDS AS FOOD RESOURCES
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
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.
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.
World Food Problems
Population growth Increasing
affluence Degradation and
loss of cropland Little growth in
irrigation Decline in global
fertilizer
Reasons for problems:
THAN YOU