Sentence examples for source of subsistence from inspiring English sources
The principal source of subsistence among the Mari is agriculture (grain and flax) combined with dairy farming and stock raising.
Limited crop growing started in the Later Bronze Age with Triticum and Hordeum cultivation, but became the primary source of subsistence in the Late Iron Age.
Not having any land of her own, Sushila had taken 1 kattha (750-2000 square feet) of land on lease and grew seasonal vegetables, sharing half of the yield with the land owner and using the rest to feed her family, their only source of subsistence.
Fishing was still the main source of subsistence, but it was paired with intense use of terrestrial ecosystems and hybrid agricultural techniques.
Some people depend solely on forests as their only source of subsistence, with its contribution sometimes being found to offset other household livelihood portfolios such as agriculture (McElwee 2010).
Even if not under their direct control or ownership, livestock are a source of subsistence, income and social status for women through control of livestock products (Njuki and Sanginga 2013; Talle 1988).
Their principal sources of subsistence are hunting (traditionally with bows and arrows and spears, later with guns), trapping, and fishing (with nets, weirs, seines, and traps); reindeer herding (mostly by the Khanty) was usually a subsidiary occupation and was probably a result of contact with the neighbouring Nenets in the 15th century.
Darwin argued that fluctuating predator populations, sources of subsistence and weather conditions act as a sieve, much like the mind of a human craftsman.
These are arid areas where the main (and usually sole) source of employment is subsistence agriculture.
Livestock is considered as the main source of income and subsistence.
