FOOD TECHNOLOGY

SUSTAINABILITY IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY

SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Farming which feeds family or small group
A
subsistence
B
commercial
C
extensive
D
intensive
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -subsistence farming, form of farming in which nearly all of the crops or livestock raised are used to maintain the farmer and the farmer’s family, leaving little, if any, surplus for sale or trade. Preindustrial agricultural peoples throughout the world have traditionally practiced subsistence farming.

Detailed explanation-2: -Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow food crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families on smallholdings.

Detailed explanation-3: -Type 1: Small subsistence-oriented family farms First, and of lesser numerical importance, are those based on only one or two crops or livestock types (e.g., on maize or cassava or coconuts; or on yaks or camels).

Detailed explanation-4: -Subsistence agriculture can be classified into two types-Intensive subsistence agriculture and primitive subsistence agriculture.

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