improve food security

Technologies to Improve Food Production - Many technologies are generated out of intensive agricultural research, to increase the food production. They are grouped in three broad groups namely crop improvement, crop protection and crop production. There are t..

Many technologies are generated out of intensive agricultural research, to increase the food production. They are grouped in three broad groups namely crop improvement, crop protection and crop production. There are three methods of crop improvement namely, selec..

Introduction - Man is an omnivore. He depends on both plants and animals for food. We know that crops are a major source of food..

Question 1 - Question: 'Operation flood' is related to: 1. Flood and disaster management 2. White revolution (Milk production) 3. Green revolution 4. Brown revolution Answer:..

Varietal Improvement - There are several varieties of rice available in the market. Similarly, there are many varieties of mangoes and brinjal. Each variety is unique in its colour, size, shape and taste. Thus, one type of plant has many varieties. A lot of research has gone into creating..

There are several varieties of rice available in the market. Similarly, there are many varieties of mangoes and brinjal. Each variety is unique in its colour, size, shape and taste. Thus, one type of plant has many varieties. A lot of research has gone into creating these varieties. They have been ..

Population grows in geometrical proportions but food grows in only arithmetical proportion. With the ever increasing demand on food grains, fodder, fibre, vegetables, fruit, sugar and oil, there is an urgent need to increase crop production, as our land resources are limited. O..

Improved yield Here the aim is to increase crop production. High yielding crops should be developed for this purpose. Better quality The public is aware and so it looks out for better quality crops. The quality would mean better size, colour, shape and taste. The health conscious pub..

It is the study of principles and practices related to improvement of quality as well as quantity of food including techniques of preservation of food..

The food agency inspected a sample of 500 pastries from a bakery and found that 15 were spoiled. After improving the quality of production, the agency inspected a new sample of 900 pastries from the bakery and found that 20 were spoiled. What is the probability of spoiled pastri..