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FOOD RESOURCES
FOOD….
 Food is any substanceconsumed to provide
nutritional support for the body.
 It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains
essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats,
proteins, vitamins, or mineral.
 Out of thousands of edible plants and animals
around 3 dozen types form major food of humans
 Agriculture is the source of majority of food
components
MAJOR FOOD SUBSTANCES…








Wheat
Rice
Maize
Potato
Barley
Oats
Cassava
Sweet potato








Sugarcane
Pulses
Millet
Sorghum
Vegetables
Meat
Milk
Fish
STATISTICS SAY…









Minimum caloric intake should be 2500 calories /day
If less than 90% of this amount: Undernourished
If less than 80% : Seriously undernourished
Deficiency or lack of nutrition causes: MALNUTRITION.
Last 50 years food production…tripled
Population growth rate also high…..
Every year 40 million people die of MALNUTRITION and
UNDERNOURISHMENT
300 million Indians are UNDERNOURISHED
Food production in 64 developing countries….lagging behind
population growth rate……
SOURCES OF
 Staple foods:
Agriculture
 Meat, milk
and products:
Livestock
MORE FOOD….MORE PRODUCTION
 Agricultural improvement by: new
machines, hybrid technology,
improved varieties, excessive
fertilizers, irrigation etc
 Milk, poultry and meat products:
Hybridisation techniques, improved
sanitary conditions, disease control,
medicines, OVERGRAZING
OVERGRAZING AND ITS IMPACTS
 Grazing on grasslands or pastures.
 Available areas under decline
 Exceed the CARRYING CAPACITY
Impacts:
 Land degradation
 Soil erosion
 Loss of Useful Species
AGRICULTURE AND ITS IMPACTS
 Necessary as it’s the major source of food
 It dates back to as long as humans exist
 Hunter gatherer-----------civilized by agriculture
 Slash and burn traditional technique used.
IMPACTS OF EXCESSIVE AGRICULTURE
 Traditional agriculture and its impacts
Modern Agriculture and its Impacts:
Impacts of HYV(high yield varieties)
Fertilizer related problems
Pesticide related problems
Water logging
Salinity problem
TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE
 Deforestation due to Slash and burn technique
 Clearing of forests for new land area
 Depletion of Nutrients
HIGH YIELD
VARIETIES
 Encourage
MONOCULTURE
These crops demands
controlled irrigation.
These crop should be
irrigated at right time
as per the schedule and
in right quantity.
Most of the HYV seeds
are dwarf varieties.
They need higher
doses of fertilizer.
HYV crops are highly
susceptible to pests.
FERTILIZER RELATED PROBLEMS
 N, P, K are essential macronutrients
 Highly used to get boost in production
 They cause MICRONUTRIENT IMBALANCE
Eg: Punjab and Haryana soils suffer from severe
deficiency of Zinc.
 Nitrates pollute ground water. Conc more than 25
mg/l….causes Blue Baby Syndrome
 Eutrophication
PESTICIDE
RELATED
PROBLEMS
•Development
of Resistant
varieties:
Super pests
•Death of non
target
organisms
•Biological
magnification
WATER LOGGING AND SALINITY
PROBLEM









Over irrigation is the major cause
Inadequate drainage leads to high
water column
Pore spaces drenched with water
No adequate gaseous exchange
1/3rdof cultivable land affected by salts
Accumulation of salts like NaCl, sodium sulphate, calcium and
magnesium chloride
High electrical conductivity and high sodium percentage
Water evaporates and leaves behind a white crust of salt
Punjab and Haryana face problem

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Class 6 ch 1 food & its resources

  • 2. FOOD….  Food is any substanceconsumed to provide nutritional support for the body.  It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or mineral.  Out of thousands of edible plants and animals around 3 dozen types form major food of humans  Agriculture is the source of majority of food components
  • 3. MAJOR FOOD SUBSTANCES…         Wheat Rice Maize Potato Barley Oats Cassava Sweet potato         Sugarcane Pulses Millet Sorghum Vegetables Meat Milk Fish
  • 4. STATISTICS SAY…          Minimum caloric intake should be 2500 calories /day If less than 90% of this amount: Undernourished If less than 80% : Seriously undernourished Deficiency or lack of nutrition causes: MALNUTRITION. Last 50 years food production…tripled Population growth rate also high….. Every year 40 million people die of MALNUTRITION and UNDERNOURISHMENT 300 million Indians are UNDERNOURISHED Food production in 64 developing countries….lagging behind population growth rate……
  • 5. SOURCES OF  Staple foods: Agriculture  Meat, milk and products: Livestock
  • 6. MORE FOOD….MORE PRODUCTION  Agricultural improvement by: new machines, hybrid technology, improved varieties, excessive fertilizers, irrigation etc  Milk, poultry and meat products: Hybridisation techniques, improved sanitary conditions, disease control, medicines, OVERGRAZING
  • 7. OVERGRAZING AND ITS IMPACTS  Grazing on grasslands or pastures.  Available areas under decline  Exceed the CARRYING CAPACITY Impacts:  Land degradation  Soil erosion  Loss of Useful Species
  • 8. AGRICULTURE AND ITS IMPACTS  Necessary as it’s the major source of food  It dates back to as long as humans exist  Hunter gatherer-----------civilized by agriculture  Slash and burn traditional technique used.
  • 9. IMPACTS OF EXCESSIVE AGRICULTURE  Traditional agriculture and its impacts Modern Agriculture and its Impacts: Impacts of HYV(high yield varieties) Fertilizer related problems Pesticide related problems Water logging Salinity problem
  • 10. TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE  Deforestation due to Slash and burn technique  Clearing of forests for new land area  Depletion of Nutrients
  • 11. HIGH YIELD VARIETIES  Encourage MONOCULTURE These crops demands controlled irrigation. These crop should be irrigated at right time as per the schedule and in right quantity. Most of the HYV seeds are dwarf varieties. They need higher doses of fertilizer. HYV crops are highly susceptible to pests.
  • 12. FERTILIZER RELATED PROBLEMS  N, P, K are essential macronutrients  Highly used to get boost in production  They cause MICRONUTRIENT IMBALANCE Eg: Punjab and Haryana soils suffer from severe deficiency of Zinc.  Nitrates pollute ground water. Conc more than 25 mg/l….causes Blue Baby Syndrome  Eutrophication
  • 14. WATER LOGGING AND SALINITY PROBLEM          Over irrigation is the major cause Inadequate drainage leads to high water column Pore spaces drenched with water No adequate gaseous exchange 1/3rdof cultivable land affected by salts Accumulation of salts like NaCl, sodium sulphate, calcium and magnesium chloride High electrical conductivity and high sodium percentage Water evaporates and leaves behind a white crust of salt Punjab and Haryana face problem