subsistence farming

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Its agro-ecological diversity is critical for subsistence farming and staple food crops, such as avocados, cassava and maize, as well as export products like cocoa, coffee, bananas and cotton.

From Barron's

The change forced many Mexican farmers to shift to subsistence farming or to take up seasonal work far from their homes.

From Los Angeles Times

All food gardens that sustain the village’s subsistence farming population were destroyed and the three streams that provide drinking water were buried by the landslide, which also blocked the province’s main highway.

From Seattle Times

“It was like subsistence farming — we were living hand to mouth,” he said.

From Seattle Times

The problem is worse in rural areas, where subsistence farming -many peoples’ only real option for making money - is threatened by armed conflict and climate change.

From Washington Times