What this code covers
Subsistence crop farmers grow and harvest field or tree and shrub crops, vegetables and fruit, in order to provide food, shelter and a minimum of cash income for themselves and their households. Their tasks include: a) preparing the soil, sowing, planting, tending and harvesting field crops; b) growing vegetables, fruit and other tree and shrub crops; c) fetching water and gathering firewood; d) storing for later use and carrying out some processing of produce; e) building and maintaining makeshift houses and other shelters for own use; f) making tools, clothes and utensils for use by the household; g) selling some products at local markets. Some related occupations classified elsewhere: Farm laborer - 9211, Firewood collector- 9624, Water collector- 9624