subsistence farming
English
editAlternative forms
editNoun
editsubsistence farming (uncountable)
- (agriculture) Farming in which almost all of the livestock raised or crops produced are used by the farmer and their family to survive, without significant surplus for sale or trade.
Related terms
editTranslations
editTranslations
|
Further reading
edit- “subsistence farming”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “subsistence farming”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “subsistence farming”, in Collins English Dictionary.