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subsistence farming vs agriculture

agriculture vs subsistence farming

subsistence farming and agriculture both are nouns.

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

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