In 1999, the main subsistence crops were manioc, 812,000 tons; rice, 750,000 tons; sweet potatoes, 135,000 tons; yams, 89,000 tons; and corn, 89,000 tons.
en.wikipedia.org It can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is fishing for economic profit, or subsistence fishing, which is fishing for survival.
en.wikipedia.org Most of the agriculture in the district is on the subsistence level.
en.wikipedia.org This was a newly built experimental community she had sponsored which taught destitute coal miners subsistence farming.
en.wikipedia.org Destitute of the means of subsistence, he was constrained to accept a situation as teacher.
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