basic subsistence

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• subsistence — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bare, basic SUBSISTENCE + NOUN ▪ agriculture, farming ▪ farmer ▪ economy …   Collocations dictionary

• subsistence farming — noun farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing • Hypernyms: ↑farming, ↑agriculture, ↑husbandry * * * noun or subsistence agriculture 1. : farming or a system of farming designed to provide all or… …   Useful english dictionary

• subsistence farming — 1. farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing. 2. farming that brings little or no profit to the farmer, allowing only for a marginal livelihood. Also, subsistence… …   Universalium

• Basic needs — The basic needs approach is one of the major approaches to the measurement of absolute poverty. It attempts to define the absolute minimum resources necessary for long term physical well being, usually in terms of consumption goods. The poverty… …   Wikipedia

• basic — adj. Basic is used with these nouns: ↑aim, ↑amenity, ↑approach, ↑argument, ↑arithmetic, ↑aspect, ↑assumption, ↑belief, ↑category, ↑characteristic, ↑colour, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• subsistence economy — An agrarian economy based on production for consumption rather than exchange. Such economies are characterized by low levels of production, yielding a surplus capable of meeting little more than the basic necessities of life, and tend to be seen… …   Dictionary of sociology

• subsistence diet — /sʌbsɪstəns ˈdaɪət/ (say subsistuhns duyuht) noun a diet which provides basic sustenance but little over and above that …  

• Stone Age — the period in the history of humankind, preceding the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, and marked by the use of stone implements and weapons: subdivided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods. [1860 65] * * * First known period of… …   Universalium

• Eco-socialism — Green red redirects here. For other uses, see Red green (disambiguation). Socialism …   Wikipedia

• Central American and northern Andean Indian — ▪ people Introduction  member of any of the aboriginal peoples inhabiting Central America (south from Guatemala) and the northern coast of South America, including the northern drainage of the Orinoco River; the West Indies are also customarily… …   Universalium

• Rennell Island — Infobox Islands name = Rennell image caption = locator native name = Mugaba native name link = location = Pacific Ocean coordinates = coord|11|40|S|160|10|E |region:SB type:isle |display=title,inline archipelago = Solomon Islands total islands =… …   Wikipedia