Subsistence

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Subsistence farmers = farmers who live with bare subsistence?

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A bucketful at a time, the crop is adding up to big money and beginning to transform villages like this one. It was only this year that the village was linked to the rest of the world by road. The crude dirt track is now used twice a day by modified motorcycles pulling tanks of raw rubber off to be processed. Once a place of subsistence farmers, it is now home to families earning as much as $4,000 a year from rubber, plowing the cash into consumer goods and improvements such as indoor plumbing.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Hi Jobb,

Long time no see. Yes, subsistence farmers as opposed to commercial farmers. Not necessarily bare subsistence, however; just essentially nothing left over to sell, and not operated for profit, though they may barter pumpkins for corn with their neighbors.

MrPedantic · Answer

Hello Jobb

A subsistence farm is a farm that provides just enough food (or makes enough profit) to support the farmer and his dependants.

MrP

Jobb · Answer

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