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TYPES OF AGRICULTURE BASED ON THE LEVELS OF PRODUCTION
CONTENT- Meaning and Characteristics of Subsistence Agriculture
- Meaning and Characteristics of Commercial Agriculture
Subsistence Agriculture
Meaning of Subsistence Agriculture
Subsistence agriculture is defined as the type of agriculture which involves the production of crops and animals by a farmer to feed himself and his family. He produces food for the consumption of the family with little or nothing left for sale.Characteristics of Subsistence Agriculture
- It requires small capital/finance.
- Mixed cropping is mostly practiced.
- There is limited used of agro-chemicals e.g. pesticides and fertilizers.
- Unimproved varieties of crops and breeds of animals are used.
- There is little or no surplus for sale.
- It involves the used of crude/traditional tools such as hoes, machetes/cutlasses.
- It involves mainly the production of food crops.
- It is done on small scattered land.
- It uses family/unskilled labour.
- Yield/output is low.
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