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agriculture vs subsistence farming

subsistence farming vs agriculture

agriculture and subsistence farming both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
agriculture Yes No No No
subsistence farming Yes No No No
As nouns, subsistence farming is a hyponym of agriculture; that is, subsistence farming is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than agriculture:
  • agriculture: the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  • subsistence farming: farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing
agriculture (noun) subsistence farming (noun)
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing
a large-scale farming enterprise
the class of people engaged in growing food
Difference between agriculture and subsistence farming

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