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Farming to only feed your family.
Farming only to feed your own family.
Farming only to feed your own family.
Subsistence farming.
Subsistence farming is farming where there is little or no surplus for the farmer after he and his family are fed. This was a common method of farming in preindustrial societies.
The father is usually the head of the family in Mexico -- i.e. Mexico is a patriarchal society.
Subsistence farming
it is farming to produce food for one family and a little extra for trade
a type of farming in which the farmer raises only enough food for his or her own family
Subsistence farming is a primarily non-commercial type of farming. In this sort of farming, the purpose is to grow only enough food to feed the farmer and their family or community.
Subsistence farming is where the farmer only grows enough crop to feed his/her family. Commercial farming is where they farm so they can sell their crop for a profit.