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It is called subsistence farming.

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What is the term for producing just enough food for your family?

Subsistence farming


What type of farming is called when people plant food for their own needs?

Farming that provides only enough food for the farmer and his family and none for market is called subsistence farming.


How is subsistence farming best defined?

Raising only enough food to feed yourself and/or your family.


What is the definition of subsistence farming?

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.


What is the type of farming with little crop left over to sell or echange'?

The type of farming that produces enough food to survive, and little crop left over to sell and exchange is called subsistence farming.


What is small scale family agriculture?

It is self-sufficiency farming in which farmers focus on growing enough food to feed their families.


How do you think japan produces its food?

i think they produce food by farming and by fishing for fish.


What region had small farms that provided just enough food for the family?

The subsistence agriculture regions in developing countries typically have small farms that provide just enough food for the family. These farms rely on traditional farming methods and produce a variety of crops for the family's consumption.


Can organic farming produce enough food for all?

Yes, organic farming could produce enough food for all, though not all would agree with that.


What is subsistence level of production?

A subsistence level of production is the bare minimum level of production that is needed. This concept can be applied to different situations. In the context of agriculture or farming, subsistence farming is the farmer produces enough food to feed the family and no more. Subsistence farming implies that the farmer and the farmer's family consumes as much as is produces and there is no surplus production. Subsistence farming continues to exist in parts of Latin America and Asia where there are still large quantities of peasants and villages. This concept can also be loosely applied to the means of production where subsistence level of production is producing enough to keep producing for the next cycle of production in which production is producing no profits but the firm is also not losing money.


Why is farming important to us?

Farming is the source of the vast majority of our food. Without it, there would not be nearly enough food for us.


What is subsistense farming?

it is farming to produce food for one family and a little extra for trade