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subsistence farming by definition is farming of only enough to sustain farmer and family with no surplus leftover for sale. Therefore the profit would be zero since the crops are not intended for sale, but rather subsistence.

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How do the inputs farming processes and the outputs differ on a small-scale subsistence farm from a cash crop farm?

In subsistence farming the crops the output is for home use only and on cash crop farm the output is for sale and the profit is invested back into the farm. Also in subsistence farming the inherited knowledge is used when farming and in cash crop farming new and efficient methods are put into practice


How do input farming processes and the output differ on a small-scale subsistence farm from a cash crop farm?

In subsistence farming the crops the output is for home use only and on cash crop farm the output is for sale and the profit is invested back into the farm. Also in subsistence farming the inherited knowledge is used when farming and in cash crop farming new and efficient methods are put into practice


A farm the prouduces enough for familys needs?

Is called a subsistence farm.


What does subsistence farm mean?

i believe you mean "subsistance" farming, but either way it's private farming. Families that subsistance farm only grow enough food to eat, and dont grow food for the purpose of selling the crop for profit.


Compare subsistance farming and commercial farming?

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.


What is a farm in America called?

A farm, of course. It's a hobby farm if it is a type of farm where the owner is growing crops and animals just for a hobby. It's a farm if the owner is producing crops for profit. It's a mixed farm if the owner is producing both crops and livestock for profit, and it's a ranch if the owner is producing livestock on an extensive basis. Dairy farms are those that raise cows or goats to produce milk for profit.


What do subsistence farmers grow?

- The typical subsistence farm has a range of crops and animals needed by the family to eat and clothe themselves during the year .


What is a large farm called that specializes in growing one type of crop for profit were common in Spanish America?

Plantations.


On what kind of farm do families live almost entirely on what they raise?

subsistence


When did Subsistence Homesteads Division end?

Subsistence Homesteads Division ended in 1935.


Is Brazil farm commercial or subsistence?

Brazil has a majority of Subsistence farming (owned by a family or small amount of people), but that is not to say that it doesn't have Commercial Farms. When we judge whether a country is commercial or subsistence, we judge the majority of the farming. Brazil's farming is Subsistence.


What is the definition of a subsistence farm?

A type of farming in which most or all the crops are consumed by the farmer and his family.