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- more efficient because all machinery, labor, etc. is going towards the one crop- high energy put forth --> high yield- sell surplus- they have large populations to feed
Agriculturaliststhey produce food primarily for their own consumption, rather than to be put towards the cash market
Be poorbe uneducated or undereducatedbe poorly nourishedbe socially marginalizedhave large families (labor supply)
- they do not supply enough output to get into the cash market- they do not own their own land, so they rent land or sharecrop- if they own land, they own VERY little
HIGH in caloriesLOW in nutritional value
Low nutritional value, low vitamins, low minerals, low proteinhigh in carbs
They are too "expensive"they rely on selling the animals for cash to buy necessities