It can be reasonably assumed that the technology of farming in this remote area is limited. Most work is done by hand and as such this limits the farmers ability to grow cash crops. Population growth is also an issue, providing enough food for a household and extra to sell for income is becoming more and more difficult as population increases. Sustainability of this is decreasing, in the article The Analysis of Deforestation and Economically Sustainable Farming Systems Under Pressure of Population Growth and Income Constraints at the Village level in Tanzania it states that,
Therefore, it can be concluded that the present farming systems are not economically sustainable for more than about 30 years. These results suggest that in order to enhance …show more content…
Some of those reasons include culture or tradition, households facing economic hardship and turning to alternative and less costly food sources, and households concerned about pesticides in their commercially grown food. In fact, subsistence farming has been gradually dying out since World War 2 and the use of subsistence farms called victory gardens.The article Exploring Social Bases of Home Gardening states that there is a correlation between a increase in small scale farming and economic hardship, however there was not a remarkable percent increase of subsistence farms because of a lack of knowledge. The following paragraph states that,
Two possible explanations for these mixed findings might exist. First, economically disadvantaged individuals or households may not have the financial resources or knowledge to engage in many forms of self-provisioning. Second, it may be that self-provisioning activities are as much culturally contingent as economically motivated.
It is my belief, backed by this article that if an increase of information on how to subsistence farm to supplement small incomes was given to poor populations there would be an increase in subsistence agriculture and an increase in food …show more content…
Commercial food products at market are expensive and everything but necessities are out of reach for low income families. The use of commercial farming in addition to subsistence farming seemed a promising prospect for increased economic stability and food security but without access to better technology the ability to sustainably produce food is limited. In the United states poor management of arable land and the increase of population and therefore development is impeding the ability to produce food for the population. Subsistence farming, unlike in south Africa, is not widely known and the lack of knowledge for low income families is decreasing their food
Therefore, it can be concluded that the present farming systems are not economically sustainable for more than about 30 years. These results suggest that in order to enhance …show more content…
Some of those reasons include culture or tradition, households facing economic hardship and turning to alternative and less costly food sources, and households concerned about pesticides in their commercially grown food. In fact, subsistence farming has been gradually dying out since World War 2 and the use of subsistence farms called victory gardens.The article Exploring Social Bases of Home Gardening states that there is a correlation between a increase in small scale farming and economic hardship, however there was not a remarkable percent increase of subsistence farms because of a lack of knowledge. The following paragraph states that,
Two possible explanations for these mixed findings might exist. First, economically disadvantaged individuals or households may not have the financial resources or knowledge to engage in many forms of self-provisioning. Second, it may be that self-provisioning activities are as much culturally contingent as economically motivated.
It is my belief, backed by this article that if an increase of information on how to subsistence farm to supplement small incomes was given to poor populations there would be an increase in subsistence agriculture and an increase in food …show more content…
Commercial food products at market are expensive and everything but necessities are out of reach for low income families. The use of commercial farming in addition to subsistence farming seemed a promising prospect for increased economic stability and food security but without access to better technology the ability to sustainably produce food is limited. In the United states poor management of arable land and the increase of population and therefore development is impeding the ability to produce food for the population. Subsistence farming, unlike in south Africa, is not widely known and the lack of knowledge for low income families is decreasing their food