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did not completely solve the problem with food supply and demand
green revolution (1970)
number of people do not have enough food to live a healthy lifestyle
815M
number of people that die of hunger and hunger-related diseases every year
9M
% of hungry people that live in developing regions
0.98
where do the highest number of malnourished people live
• Asia • Pacific (Indonesia, Philippines)
10 leading causes of death
• hunger-associated deaths • coronary heart disease • cerebrovascular disease • lower respiratory infections • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • diarrheal disease • HIV/AIDS • tuberculosis • trachea, bronchus, lung cancer • road traffic accidents • prematurity and low birth weight
essential for growth, development, maintenance and reproduction
protein
mainly as energy source
carbohydrates
2 major sources of foods in humans
• plant-based • animal-based
plant-based ex
• fruits • grains • root crops (rich in CHO)
animal-based ex
milk, meat and eggs (better protein quality than plants, same composition with humans)
Farm Animals (Mammals)
• horse • ass • camel • cattle (humpless) • cattle (humped) • buffalo • sheep • goat • pigs • rabbit
horse
Equus caballus
ass
Equus asinus
camel
Camelus dromedarius
cattle (humpless)
Bos taurus
cattle (humped)
Bos indicus
buffalo
Bubalus bubalis
sheep
Ovis aries
goat
Capra hircus
pigs
Sus scrofa
rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
horse main use
traction, transport, amusement
ass main use
traction, transport