What farming system is characterized by growing enough food to feed a farmer's family with little surplus for sale?

• A. Subsistence Agriculture
• B. Commercial Agriculture
• C. Mediterranean Agriculture
• D. Climate Regions

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is self-sufficiency: farming mainly to meet the farmer’s own family’s food needs, with only a small amount of surplus for sale. This usually means small, labor-intensive plots aimed at growing staple foods for household use, with little reliance on markets or profits. Such a system prioritizes food security and resilience over commercialization. In contrast, farming for sale in markets, large-scale operations driven by profit characterize commercial agriculture; Mediterranean farming refers to crops suited to that climate region, and climate regions are about environmental zones rather than a farming system focused on self-sufficiency.