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Store leftover food properly and eat it within a few days.
Food scraps should be composted to create nutrient-rich compost suitable
for plant growth.
Amazing Saffron is the most-costly spice in the world. Saffron spice, food
Facts colours, and medicine are made from dried thread-like portions
of the flower known as stigmas. We need around 75000 saffron
flowers to make one pound of saffron spice.
Let’s Recall
Farmers grow the food we eat. They work hard in the fields despite heat, rain or
cold to grow the crops.
The process of growing crops is called cultivation.
Farmers cultivate their fields to grow different types of crops.
Farmers plough the fields, sow the seeds and water the new plants.
The process of cutting down crops is known as harvesting.
Crops are sold in the wholesale and retail markets.
Food items such as fruits, vegetables, cereals, pulses and spices are grown by
farmers in their fields. We buy these from the market to cook our food at home.
Preservation keeps food safe from bacteria for longer periods while retaining its
nutrients.
The primary goal of food distribution is to provide food for everyone and prevent
hunger.
We have to practice healthy eating habits and consume hygienic foods.
Key Words
food crops cultivation plough
manure germinate harvesting wholesale
retailers preservatives boiling salting
sweetening drying refrigeration freezing
canning moisture hygienic contamination
perishable nutrients compost preserve
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