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Subsistence agriculture
About: Subsistence agriculture is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 8069 publications have been published within this topic receiving 156876 citations. The topic is also known as: subsistence farming.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the determinants of animal traction adoption, and for traction and non-traction groups, the levels of land and labor productivity in Burkina Faso.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the change in the nature of food demand in India in the last twenty years and identified two distinct stages of diet transition associated with the period of economic growth.
Abstract: This paper examines the change in the nature of food demand in India in the last twenty years. It identifies two distinct stages of diet transition associated with the period of economic growth. During the first stage, income-induced diet diversification, consumers move away from inferior goods to superior foods and substitute some traditional staples, especially rice. In the second stage, diet globalisation, the influences of globalisation are much more marked with increased consumption of proteins, sugars and fats. Diet diversification has marked the process of transformation in food production systems. The implications for small and marginal farmers could be serious, unless there are incentives and policies that allow them to move away from subsistence agriculture and become more integrated in the global food market.
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TL;DR: A collection of essays presenting original data that have allowed the author to reconstruct prehistoric Maya environment and subsistence is presented in this article, where the authors present a set of essays that have enabled them to reconstruct the environment and lifestyle of the Mayan people.
Abstract: A collection of essays presenting original data that have allowed the author to reconstruct prehistoric Maya environment and subsistence.
117 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a detailed study of one country in transition, Bulgaria, is presented, and conclusions and conclusions are then expanded to other CEECs to predict the aggregate effects of agricultural and rural policies.
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TL;DR: The authors examined the relationship between rice and millets at three prehistoric sites from a regional copper-producing center in central Thailand to provide new insights into the subsistence strategy of these communities and to better understand the relationships between these crops and their introduction and use in Southeast Asia.
Abstract: Ancient seeds from archaeological sites can provide clues that are crucial for understanding and characterizing subsistence strategies. This in turn contributes to our understanding of, and explanations for, the relationship between socioeconomic systems and organization of craft production. This article will examine the relationship between rice and millets at three prehistoric sites from a regional copper-producing center in central Thailand to provide new insights into the subsistence strategy of these communities and to better understand the relationship between these crops and their introduction and use in Southeast Asia.
117 citations