631 - Subsistence crop farmers

Description Subsistence crop farmers grow and harvest field or tree and shrub crops, vegetables and fruit, in order to provide food, shelter and, in some cases, a minimum of cash income for themselves and their households. 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 houses and other shelters; (f) making tools, clothes and utensils for use by the household; (g) selling or bartering some products at local markets. Examples of the occupations classified here: – Subsistence crop farmer – Subsistence gardener – Subsistence vegetable grower Some related occupations classified elsewhere: – Crop farm labourer – 9211 – Firewood collector – 9624 – Water collector – 9624 Notes Workers in a subsistence setting whose main tasks are fetching water and gathering firewood are classified in Unit Group 9624: Water and Firewood Collectors. Workers in subsistence agriculture who perform a limited range of simple and routine tasks, usually under the direction of others, are classified in the relevant unit group in Sub-major Group 92: Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Labourers Alternative titles ISCO Group 6310 Sources ESCO