| 词汇 | subsistence-farming |
| 释义 | subsistence farming noun[ U ] geography specializeduk /səbˈsɪs.təns ˌfɑː.mɪŋ/ us /səbˈsɪs.təns ˌfɑːr.mɪŋ/ farming that provides enough food for the farmer and their family to live on, but not enough for them to sell生存农业 Farming - general words agricultural extension agroecology agroforestry biodynamic cultivate emergence homestead hungry gap hydroponic hydroponically inorganically landrace reap the Agrarian Revolution thrash tillage U-pick unharvested unsown untillable subsistence farming | Business Englishsubsistence farming noun[ U ] ECONOMICSukus(alsosubsistence agriculture) farming that provides enough food for the farmer and their family to live on, but not enough for them to sell: Most of the population survive on subsistence farming. subsistence farmernoun[ C ] Many of the world's poor are subsistence farmers. Examples of subsistence farmingsubsistence farming The women eke out vital family living incomes through subsistencefarming, fishing, petty trading and activities in the informal sector. At the poorest extreme of the rural population are those households whose demand for land as a site for subsistencefarming is very strong. Individuals and households have experimented with new forms of livelihood, expanding their non-agricultural income sources, while retaining their base in subsistencefarming. The road has also made it possible for villagers to switch to cash crops from subsistencefarming. Subsistencefarming would be increasingly attractive under the new price regime. Another motive is precautionary, which relates to a family's desire to possess a site for subsistencefarming. Low soil fertility, erosion, sub-optimal crop management and subsistencefarming conditions characterize these units. The villagers live by subsistencefarming, hunting and fishing. At the poorest extreme of the rural population are people whose precautionary demand for land as a site for subsistencefarming is substantial. This is a traditional practice developed by the local farmers to meet their multiple needs in subsistencefarming. Several factors have initiated a migration wave towards the forests for subsistencefarming. This shows the contrast between subsistencefarming and labor market participation. Moreover, such fighting is a part-time occupation pursued at specific intervals of the year because of the time constraints associated with labour demands for subsistencefarming. This means that deforestation for subsistencefarming is particularly sensitive to distributional aspects which affect the level of private consumption, the demand for food, and food prices. Subsistencefarming provides some degree of food security and affirms community-held agrarian values. See all examples of subsistence farming These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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