Subsistence agriculture

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Subsistence agriculture is the kind of agriculture (farming) done by people who only grow enough food for themselves. In subsistence agriculture, no extra food is produced to sell or trade.

Examples:

  1. A family has only one cow to give milk only for that family.
  2. A farmer grows only enough wheat to make bread for his family.
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