Subsistence farming means producing crops and rearing livestock only to satisfy one’s own needs, with no excess left for trade. Why would it be hard for a government to assess economic growth in an economy that relies on subsistence farming?
- AFarmers’ families consume most of their own produce.
- BFarmers have low rates of saving.
- CThe size of harvest is dependent on the weather.
- DThe surplus produce is sold to the government.