subsistence farming
noun
1
: farming or a system of farming that provides all or almost all the goods required by the farm family usually without any significant surplus for sale
2
: farming or a system of farming that produces a minimum and often inadequate return to the farmer
called also subsistence agriculture
subsistence farmer
noun
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Around 50 percent of the country remains in poverty, 90 percent or so depends on subsistence farming.
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Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2014
Paraguayans from the town of Puerto Casado take part in a 91-mile march from their homes towards Asuncion, the capital, to pressure the government to turn over some of the land acquired in their region by the Unification Church for subsistence farming, in Tacuara, Paraguay, on July 16, 2005.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
The local population live off hunting, fishing, and subsistence farming, and plans to boost the local economy with eco-tourism have been hampered by the lack of connectivity; La Chorrera can only be reached by a commercial plane once every 15 days.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 30 May 2023
For generations, his ancestors have lived on Huastecan land, passed down from generation to generation for subsistence farming.
—Imelda García, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
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Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2014
Paraguayans from the town of Puerto Casado take part in a 91-mile march from their homes towards Asuncion, the capital, to pressure the government to turn over some of the land acquired in their region by the Unification Church for subsistence farming, in Tacuara, Paraguay, on July 16, 2005.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
The local population live off hunting, fishing, and subsistence farming, and plans to boost the local economy with eco-tourism have been hampered by the lack of connectivity; La Chorrera can only be reached by a commercial plane once every 15 days.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 30 May 2023
For generations, his ancestors have lived on Huastecan land, passed down from generation to generation for subsistence farming.
—Imelda García, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
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“Subsistence farming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsistence%20farming. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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