Question

Which answer provides the best definition of a subsistence crop?

Answer 1

A good plant which is grown by a farmer for consumption by himself and his family, leaving little or nothing to be marketed. The government is encouraging farmers to replace traditional substance crop such as maize with cash crops for export such as cocoa

Answer 2

Subsistence crops are plants which are grown by farmers for themselves and their family, leaving little or nothing to be marketed for money. (ex. rice, corn, and milk.)

Subsistence farming is a farming system in which farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their family.