HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

GENERAL AGRICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Production of agricultural products destined primarily for direct consumption by the producer rather than for market is called
A
shifting-field agriculture
B
sedentary cultivation
C
plantation farming
D
subsistence agriculture
E
hunting and gathering
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Subsistence agriculture is the production of food primarily for consumption by the farmer and mostly found in less developed countries. In subsistence agriculture, small-scale farming is primarily grown for consumption by the farmer and their family.

Detailed explanation-2: -Subsistence farming is know from various name like farming for basic need, crop farming and truck farming.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Subsistence farming is characterised by small and scattered land holdings and the use of primitive tools, like a hoe and digging sticks by family members. As the farmers are poor, they do not use fertilisers or (HYV) seeds in their fields. Most of the food production is consumed by the farmers and their families.

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