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| Human Dependence on Plants and Animals for Food |
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| Of all the living organisms, only plants are autotrophs i.e., they are capable of synthesizing their own food. Animals are heterotrophs i.e. they are incapable of synthesizing their own food. They depend on plants and other animals for food. Man also being a heterotroph, gets his food from plants as well as animals. |
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| Some of the food items obtained from plants are |
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| Some of the food items obtained from animals are milk, meat (goat, sheep, cow), chicken, fish and eggs. To fulfill our food requirements, India produces 360 million tonnes of plant products and 88 million tonnes of animal products annually. With increase in population there has to be an increase in food resources. Also care must be taken to see that there is a good distribution system so that people in all parts of the country get a regular supply of food at reasonable prices and there is no wastage of food material. Since plants are a major source or our food, we must have an efficient and successful crop management system - by crop we mean plants yielding food. Crop management includes various steps which are taken for the production storage and distribution of food materials to ensure their availability at all places at all times. An efficient management of food resources is necessary to provide adequate nutrition to all the people and eliminate hunger and starvation in the country. |
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Food - Crop Production System
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