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Subsistence farming involves farming techniques aimed at self-sufficiency, where the farmer grows enough crops and livestock primarily to feed their family. It includes intensive and primitive subsistence farming, adapting to local climates and resources.
Subsistence Farming is a form of agriculture that is primarily focused on meeting the immediate needs of a farmer's family rather than producing for sale in the market. It employs traditional techniques, lower levels of technology, and often relies heavily on household labor. This type of farming can be classified into two main categories: intensive subsistence farming, characterized by small plots of land cultivated intensively to produce various crops, and primitive subsistence farming, which includes practices such as shifting cultivation and nomadic herding. Intensive subsistence farming predominates in densely populated regions, particularly in monsoon areas of Asia, while primitive subsistence farming is found in regions where the soil and climate support such practices. This section highlights the critical role of subsistence farming in ensuring food security for families, especially in less developed regions.
Subsistence Farming: Focuses on producing food mainly for the farmer's family.
Intensive Subsistence Farming: Involves intensive labor on small plots to yield multiple crops.
Primitive Subsistence Farming: Utilizes traditional methods and practices such as shifting cultivation.
Farming for the family’s table, not for sale, that’s the trademark tale.
In a small village, a farmer named Raj tended to his crops every day, nourishing his family with rice, beans, and millet, relying on the sun and rain, living off the land as his ancestors did.
S - Subsistence, F - Feeding family, I - Intensive farming, P - Primitive farming.
Farmers in India primarily practicing intensive subsistence farming to meet their family's food needs.
Nomadic herders like those in Central Asia moving with their livestock in search of water and fodder.
Term: Agriculture
Definition: The science and art of cultivating soil, growing crops, and rearing livestock.
The science and art of cultivating soil, growing crops, and rearing livestock.
Term: Subsistence Farming
Definition: Farming conducted for the primary purpose of feeding the farmer's family, not for commercial sale.
Farming conducted for the primary purpose of feeding the farmer's family, not for commercial sale.
Term: Intensive Subsistence Farming
Definition: A form of subsistence agriculture in which the farmer cultivates a small plot of land intensely to produce food for their family.
A form of subsistence agriculture in which the farmer cultivates a small plot of land intensely to produce food for their family.
Term: Primitive Subsistence Farming
Definition: Agricultural practices that rely on traditional methods and techniques, such as shifting cultivation and nomadic herding.
Agricultural practices that rely on traditional methods and techniques, such as shifting cultivation and nomadic herding.
Term: Shifting Cultivation
Definition: A form of agriculture in which land is cleared for cultivation and then abandoned for a new plot once soil fertility declines.
A form of agriculture in which land is cleared for cultivation and then abandoned for a new plot once soil fertility declines.
Term: Nomadic Herding
Definition: A form of agriculture focusing on the movement of herders and their livestock around defined routes in search of food and water.
A form of agriculture focusing on the movement of herders and their livestock around defined routes in search of food and water.