
A farmer cultivated sugar cane in his land for the last five years. Another farmer cultivated sugarcane in the first year and soya bean in the second year and sugarcane in the third year. In which case do you think has the land lost most of its nutrients?

Important Questions on Improvement in Food Resources

Complete the following table, adding important ideas.


On their farm, Rahul and Sahana were engaged in floriculture. The flowers were sold to Indian florists. They believed that their income would grow if they began keeping bees as well. The local officer provided them with more details.
What is pasturage and how is it related to quality of honey? Do you think society should appreciate them? Explain your answer.

When discussing the significance of food management, the teacher informed the students that tonnes of grain were ruined in the government warehouse in 2010 owing to heavy rains because adequate safety measures were not done. As a result, commodity prices skyrocketed.
Government’s decision to let the grains rot in the warehouses was not right. What do you think would have been done at that time to reduce loss?

