subsistence farming
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006123
A farming system where the food and goods produced are predominantly consumed by the farm family and there is little surplus for sale in the market.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006123 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Farms, Agricultural Production Systems |
| Synonyms | subsistence agriculture |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | farming systems; traditional farming; peasantry |
| Translations | Spanish: agricultura de subsistencia |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006123",
"term": "subsistence farming",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A farming system where the food and goods produced are predominantly consumed by the farm family and there is little surplus for sale in the market.",
"synonyms": [
"subsistence agriculture"
],
"subject": "Farms, Agricultural Production Systems",
"see_also": [
"farming systems",
"traditional farming",
"peasantry"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "agricultura de subsistencia"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/subsistence-farming/"
}
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