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It specifically details subsistence farming, defining it as the cultivation of crops and the raising of animals primarily for self-consumption. The text lists common crops grown by subsistence farmers, including maize, millet, sorghum, pigeon peas, rice, cassava, and pumpkins. It also mentions animals typically raised for food in this context, such as ducks, pigeons, rabbits, chickens, and guinea fowls. The document outlines the main characteristics of subsistence farming, emphasizing its focus on feeding the family, the production of crops and animals for sale at low prices, and cultivation on small land areas or with few animals. Further, it highlights the dependency on rainfall, low input levels, reliance on family labor and hand tools, and the rare occurrence of surplus production for sale. The work is presented as a learning material for Standard 5 students in English Agriculture, originating from Zomba, Southern Malawi, and copyrighted in 2025 by Knowledge & Information for Successful Society, with a Creative Commons license allowing commercial use and adaptation provided proper attribution is maintained.","Agriculture for Standard 5-Unit 4  \nFarming Methods  \nEnglish Agriculture  \nAgriculture for Standard 5-Unit 4 Farming Methods  \nEnglish Zomba, Southern, Malawi  \nCopyright © 2025, Knowledge & Information for Successful Society  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nTypes of Farming Methods  \n-Subsistence farming  \n-Commercial farming  \nSubsistence Farming  \nThis is the growing of crops and raising of animals mainly for food.  \nCrops grown by subsistence farmers: -  \n-Maize  \n-Millet  \n-Sorghum  \n-Pigeon peas  \nSubsistence Farming  \nCrops grown by subsistence farmers (contd): -  \n-Rice  \n-Cassava  \n-Pumpkins  \nSubsistence Farming  \nAnimals raised mainly for food  \n-Ducks  \n-Pigeons  \n-Rabbits  \n-Chickens  \n-Guinea fowls  \nSubsistence Farming  \nMain characteristics of subsistence farming: -  \n-Production of food to feed the family  \n-Production of crops and animals which are sold at low price  \n-Production of crops on a very small area, or keeping of very  \nfew animals  \n5  \nSubsistence Farming  \nMain characteristics of subsistence farming (Contd): --Dependency mainly on rainfall-Low levels of inputs  \n-Uses mainly family labour and hand tools  \n-There is rarely a surplus for sale","cbCaimiJbyTITyTF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimiJbyTITyTF","pdf",160959,4,1,18,"English","en",105,"# Farming Methods\n## Types of Farming Methods\n### Subsistence farming\n### Commercial farming\n## Subsistence Farming\n### Crops grown by subsistence farmers\n### Animals raised mainly for food\n### Main characteristics of subsistence farming","[{\"question\":\"What is subsistence farming?\",\"answer\":\"Subsistence farming is the practice of growing crops and raising animals primarily to feed one's family, with very little or no surplus for sale. 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