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SELF-SUFFICIENT FARM [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agricultural Economics
CONT

Farms at one time were very self-sufficient. They raised their own food and expenses were low. But for many reasons, small farms have disappeared ... 10% of farms have chickens, 11% milk cows, 7.6% pigs, few self-sufficient farms ...

Key term(s)
  • self sufficient farm
  • self sufficing farm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie agricole
CONT

Les fermes ont déjà été autosuffisantes dans une grande mesure. Elles produisaient leurs propres aliments et les dépenses étaient peu élevées. Toutefois, pour de nombreuses raisons, les petites fermes ont disparu [...] On élevaient des poulets dans 10 % des fermes, des vaches laitières dans 11 % et des cochons dans 7,6 %.

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