Subsistence farming refers to the aspect of Agriculture which involves growing crops and raising livestock(animal husbandry) that are only sufficient for personal consumption, with little or no surplus for trade.
Characteristics of Subsistence Farming
- Requires little capital/finance
- mixed cropping
- limited use of chemicals (e.g. pesticides and fertilizer),
- Use of unimproved varieties of crops and animals
- little or no surplus yield for sale
- Use of traditional tools (e.g machetes, and cutlasses)
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