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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.

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What are some characteristics of subsistence farming?

The characteristics of subsistence farming areFarmers use primitive toolsIt is practised on small patches of land


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a non-example of subsistence farming is farming companies


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Is china commercial or subsistence farming?

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What kind of farming only produces enough food for your own family?

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Is Brazil farm commercial or subsistence?

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What is the subsistence farming?

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What is a sentence with subsistence farming?

The recent drought has had dire effects on those who were already barely surviving on subsistence farming.


How is commercial farming different from subsistence farming?

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In France is it subsistence farming or commercial farming?

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