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Improvement in Food Resources

Study improvement in crop yields, manure and fertilizers, and animal husbandry practices.

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Key Concepts & Summary

1. Improving Crop Yields

With increasing population, high-efficiency farming is essential.

  • Crop Variety Improvement: Using hybridization and GM crops for better yield and disease resistance.
  • Crop Production Improvement: Nutrient management (Manure/Fertilizers), Irrigation, and Cropping patterns (Mixed, Inter-cropping, Crop rotation).
  • Crop Protection Management: Controlling weeds, pests, and diseases.

2. Animal Husbandry

The scientific management of domestic animals.

  • Cattle Farming: For milk (milch animals) and labor (draught animals).
  • Poultry Farming: For eggs and meat.
  • Fish Production: Marine and Inland fisheries; Composite fish culture.
  • Bee-keeping: For honey and wax.

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