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subsistence crop

Meaning of "subsistence crop" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SUBSISTENCE CROP

səbˈsɪstəns krɒp


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBSISTENCE CROP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Subsistence crop is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUBSISTENCE CROP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Subsistence agriculture

Subsistence agriculture is self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families. The typical subsistence farm has a range of crops and animals needed by the family to feed and clothe themselves during the year. Planting decisions are made principally with an eye toward what the family will need during the coming year, and secondarily toward market prices. Tony Waters writes: "Subsistence peasants are people who grow what they eat, build their own houses, and live without regularly making purchases in the marketplace." However, despite the primacy of self-sufficiency in subsistence farming, today most subsistence farmers also participate in trade to some degree, though usually it is for goods that are not necessary for survival, and may include sugar, iron roofing sheets, bicycles, used clothing, and so forth. Most subsistence farmers today live in developing countries.

Definition of subsistence crop in the English dictionary

The definition of subsistence crop in the dictionary is a food plant which is grown by a farmer for consumption by himself and his family, leaving little or nothing to be marketed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBSISTENCE CROP

agitprop · airdrop · backdrop · crop · drop · eardrop · intercrop · killcrop · name-drop · outcrop · overcrop · prop · raindrop · sharecrop · snowdrop · stonecrop · strop · teardrop · upprop · Winthrop

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBSISTENCE CROP

subsidies · subsidisable · subsidiser · subsidizable · subsidization · subsidize · subsidizer · subsidy · subsist · subsistence · subsistence allowance · subsistence economy · subsistence farmer · subsistence farming · subsistence level · subsistence wage · subsistent · subsistential · subsite · subsizar

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBSISTENCE CROP

acid drop · Bottrop · cash crop · catch crop · chocolate drop · cough drop · cover crop · de trop · dewdrop · drag and drop · eavesdrop · energy crop · Eton crop · food crop · gumdrop · lemon drop · mail drop · riding crop · root crop · water caltrop

Synonyms and antonyms of subsistence crop in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «subsistence crop» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SUBSISTENCE CROP

Find out the translation of subsistence crop to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of subsistence crop from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «subsistence crop» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

生存的作物
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

cultivo de subsistencia
570 millions of speakers
en

English

subsistence crop
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

निर्वाह फसल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محاصيل الكفاف
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

прожиточный культур
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

cultura de subsistência
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

জীবিকা ফসল
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

culture de subsistance
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tanaman sara hidup
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Aufenthaltskosten Ernte
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

自給作物
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

생계 작물
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Tanduran subsistensi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vụ sinh hoạt
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பயிர் பயிர்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

निर्वाह पीक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Geçimlik ürün
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

colture di sussistenza
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

utrzymanie upraw
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

прожитковий культур
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

cultură de subzistență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλλιεργειών διαβίωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bestaansboerdery oes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppehälle gröda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

livsopphold crop
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of subsistence crop

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBSISTENCE CROP»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about subsistence crop

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBSISTENCE CROP»

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Farmers' Subjective Valuation of Subsistence Crops: The Case ...
marginal product” of land cultivated with the subsistence crop. We can interpret p as the money value of having one more unit of Q, for the household (Heckman, 1974). Let us compare this interpretation with the interpretation of shadow wage ...
Aslihan Arslan, 2007
2
Non-monetary (subsistence) Activities in the National ...
In Tanzania the greater part of the subsistence crop estimates are extrapolated using crop production figures prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture. An exception is made in the case of certain fruit and vegetables for which the official estimates ...
Derek W. Blades, 1975
3
Economic Consequences of the New Rice Technology
A subsistence crop, being a “necessity,” is characterized by low price elasticity of demand. •. The producers consume a major portion of a subsistence crop and sell only a small portion.
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New Dimensions in Agricultural Geography: Historical ...
Tio (Tia) Irrigated, medium productive, semi-subsistence crop agriculture Arid lands of North Africa and the Middle East oases, inundated river valleys. Tin (Tin) Non-irrigated, highly productive, subsistence to semi-subsistence crop agriculture.
Noor Mohammad, 1992
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Globalization and Poverty
To keep the tables clear and manageable, we leave out the percentage of the population who report that they do not sell any of their subsistence crop. An analysis of this variable leads to the same conclusion that the majority of the poor report ...
Ann Harrison, 2007
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Farmer access and differential impacts of zero tillage ...
However, in the study area wheat is popular during the winter season as a subsistence crop. About 60% of the farm produce is used for home consumption and 30% of farmers are dependent on wheat cultivation entirely for this purpose.
Krishna, V., Aravindakshan, S., Chowdhury, A.
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Subsistence and Economic Development
A principal part of village curriculums must be having pupils cultivate a demonstration hectare planted in the village's principal subsistence crop, plus gardens planted in secondary crops like peanuts, beans, and tubers. Food grains should not ...
Ronald E. Seavoy, 2000
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An Integrated Model of Perennial and Annual Crop Production ...
Medani, A.I. (1975), "Elasticity of the Marketable Surplus of a Subsistence Crop at Various States of Development," Economic Development and Cultural Change, 23:421-429. Nakajima, C. (1969), "Subsistence and Commercial Family Farms: ...
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A Hedonic Approach to Estimating the Supply of Variety ...
This paper contributes to the literature by extending the household hedonic model to estimate second stage marginal value functions for output characteristics of a subsistence crop in a developing economy. Estimating supply and/or demand ...
Svetlana Edmeades, 2006
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Hog Island: Agricultural Protectionism, Food Dependency, and ...
3 In the field of peasant studies, the difference between “cash crop” and “ subsistence crop” is important and always highly emphasized. Some scholars might think this differentiation is necessary. A cash crop is a crop which is grown for money.
Chi-Wei Liu, 2008

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBSISTENCE CROP»

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Monoculture is failing Nicaragua's farmers
Diversification does not necessarily require smallholder farmers to fundamentally change the way they live by abandoning subsistence crops like beans ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
REFERENCE
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