FOOD
AROUND THE WORLD
Nearly everything we eat comes from plants, animals, birds, fish and other sea creatures like
shellfish. We can eat the
edible parts of many plants like
roots and leaves as well as things
plants produce like fruits and
seeds. We can also eat various parts of animals as well as things
animals produce like milk. In many parts of the world people also eat
insects and things they
produce like
honey.
Before the development of
agriculture, people got food from the plants and animals in the world
around them. They dug up roots, gathered fruits and seeds, hunted and trapped animals and birds
and used spears and nets to catch fish. They also collected shellfish and other
seafood as well as
insects and bird eggs, and in many parts of the world people still do all these things.
Around ten thousand years ago agriculture began to develop when people in the Middle East,
Asia and South America began