Sentences with phrase «subsistence farmers often»
The world's exploding population has made it profitable for big business to raze forests so it can plant mega crops like soy and oil palm; meanwhile, on a much, much smaller scale, subsistence farmers often clear trees so they can plant crops to feed their families and bring in small amounts of cash.
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The unpredictability of rainfall — when, how often and how much — makes subsistence agriculture a crapshoot for rural farmers in the Bolivian Amazon, and the randomness is expected to get only worse.
But critics point out that subsistence farmers in developing countries often buy small amounts of improved varieties and breed them with local varieties to bolster yields.
The current production of antivenom is very costly and treatment for snakebites can be completely unaffordable to victims who, particularly in the low and middle - income countries, are often disadvantaged subsistence farmers and their families.