In developing countries, subsistence agriculture is primarily growing food for:

In developing countries, subsistence agriculture is primarily growing food for:

• A. Export to international markets.
• B. Large-scale sale to cities.
• C. Urban population feeding strategies.
• D. The farmer’s own family.

Answer: (D)

Subsistence agriculture focuses on producing enough food to meet a household’s basic needs rather than for sale. In many developing countries, small family farms grow a variety of crops and raise a few animals mainly to feed the farmers and their relatives, often with limited tools, capital, and access to markets. The emphasis is on self-sufficiency and food security for the family, not on generating income through selling surplus. In contrast, farming aimed at exporting or selling in cities relies on larger-scale production, market access, and infrastructure to move goods to buyers, which is why those options don’t describe subsistence farming.

Subsistence agriculture focuses on producing enough food to meet a household’s basic needs rather than for sale. In many developing countries, small family farms grow a variety of crops and raise a few animals mainly to feed the farmers and their relatives, often with limited tools, capital, and access to markets. The emphasis is on self-sufficiency and food security for the family, not on generating income through selling surplus.

In contrast, farming aimed at exporting or selling in cities relies on larger-scale production, market access, and infrastructure to move goods to buyers, which is why those options don’t describe subsistence farming.