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What is subsistence agriculture, and why does it often result in poverty?

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Subsistence agriculture is when the farmers grow and farm only enough to eat for themselves and their families, but they don't grow to sell only to feed them and thier families

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subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow food crops to feed themselves and their families

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