Which farming system best describes subsistence farming combined with some market-oriented production?

• A. Industrial agribusiness
• B. Pastoral nomadism
• C. Mixed subsistence farming
• D. Intensive plantation farming

Answer: (C)

The situation described combines producing mainly for household needs with some sales in the market. Mixed subsistence farming fits this pattern because farms grow crops for the family's own food while also producing enough surplus or a few cash crops to sell locally. This contrasts with industrial agribusiness, which is highly mechanized and driven by large-scale market production; pastoral nomadism focuses on mobility of herds rather than crop production for home use; and intensive plantation farming involves large-scale, single-crop production aimed at export markets rather than smallholders balancing subsistence with market sales. An approachable example is a small farm growing maize for daily meals but also selling extra at the market and raising a few chickens for eggs to sell—combining subsistence with market activity.