Cereals is regarded as the most economical important family of the flowering plants and they are cultivated for their edible seeds that are rich in carbohydrates. Also, they provide the staple (basis of diet) of the world's human population.
Furthermore, they are equally used for feeding livestock and theira green or fresh herbage and dried form (fodder) provide the basic food for most domestic and many wild animals.
Meanwhile, cereals provide grains that important raw materials in the production of beverages, including beer and liquor that may be useful sources of vitamins.