UI Post-UTME Geography 2018 (Model questions) Question 3

Question 3

Agriculture, Fishing and Lumbering

What does subsistence agriculture means?

  1. A.Intensive agriculture
  2. B.Extensive agriculture
  3. C.Agricultural production for cash
  4. D.Agricultural production for export
  5. E.Agricultural production for household consumption
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (Agricultural production for household consumption)

Explanation

Subsistence farmers grow food mainly to feed their own households.