Advantages and Disadvantages of subsistence agriculture
Advantages of Subsistence Agriculture:
Subsistence agriculture provides organized food for the
family. In most of the families in the rural areas, for example, the main food
source is the individual farms of the people
Fertility of Soil will never be deteriorated; rather it will
be restored by subsistence Agriculture. Inter-cropping system is possible and
3-4 crops are being produced. No need of more water and no need of fertilizer.
Nutritional contents are more and the Medicinal value is enough with the crops.
Disadvantage of Subsistence Agriculture:
The disadvantages of subsistence agriculture are that it
experiences low yields and it requires a lot of effort. It experiences low
yields because it does not use things like fertilizers which improve soil
productivity and it does not use things like pesticides that improve yield
retention.
Burning destroys soil organisms.
Burning alters soil structure.
Farm sizes are small and may not support large
families/communities.
Requires much human energy to practice
Easy spread of diseases
Unreliable family labor
Easy spread of pests
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