The following are some of the reasons we preserve our food.
Not to lose it freshness
.To prevent contamination and infection
.To prevent food from smelling
.To keep insect and other pest away from the food.
Keeps farm produce in good condition for planting in the next season
.To keep food for a long period of time.
The answer I believe would be A
Because at one point in time people needed workers to make money. The solution for their was to have more children. There were also no forms of birth control in earlier times and a man and woman were expected to a have a strong blood line.