HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

GENERAL AGRICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Farmers who grow only enough for personal or local use.
A
Sustainable farming
B
Subsistence farming
C
Monoculture
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow food crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families on smallholdings. Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local requirements, with little or no surplus.

Detailed explanation-2: -In subsistence agriculture, small-scale farming is primarily grown for consumption by the farmer and their family. Sometimes if there is a surplus of food it might be sold, but that is not common.

Detailed explanation-3: -Primitive subsistence agriculture is also known as shifting cultivation or slash and burn cultivation.

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