Bee-Keeping
Honey is widely used and therefore bee-keeping for making honey has become an agricultural enterprise. Since bee-keeping needs low investments, farmers use it as an additional income-generating activity. In addition to honey, the beehives are a source of wax which is used in various medicinal preparations. The Italian bees have a high honey collection capacity. They sting somewhat less. They stay in a given beehive for long periods and breed very well. For commercial honey production, bee farms or apiaries are established.
NCERT Notes for Class 9 Science Chapter 12: Improvement in Food Resources
NCERT Notes for Class 9 Science Chapter 12: Improvement in Food Resources: The food that we eat gives us protein, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals, which we require for body development, growth, and health. Both plants and animals are major sources of food for us and we obtain most of this food from agriculture and animal husbandry.
Notes on Improvement in Food Resources Chapter 12 of Class 9 discusses the various aspects of agriculture, including crop production, animal husbandry, fisheries, and also the different techniques and methods used to enhance food production to meet the growing demands of a growing population in our country. However, it is important that we should increase food production without degrading our environment and disturbing the balance of maintaining it. Hence, there is a need for sustainable practices in Agriculture and Animal husbandry.