Improvement in Food Resources Notes

• Poultry farming is the breeding of fowls for improving the egg production and chicken meat.
• Eggs and meat are the rich sources of protein and fats that adds to an important component in human diet.
• Thus the fowls are interbred so as to improve the quality and quantity of eggs and chicken.

• Poultry breeds developed to improve the egg production are known as layers, while those produced for the meat production are known as broilers.

• Fish is a rich source dietary protein obtained from aquatic sources. It adds to an important source of food especially for the people living in coastal region.
• The process of obtaining fish is known as fishery. Fisheries are establishments meant for capture, preservation, exploitation and utilization of various types of products. It can be of different types.

• Apiculture/Bee-Keeping s defined as the production and the management of honey bees.
• It is done for honey and wax that are known to have important medicinal use.

Breeds used in Apiculture:

• Both Indigenous and exotic breeds are used in apiculture.

Indigenous breeds: