Which of the following features best describes peasant agriculture in West Africa? It

  • A specializes in the production of one crop
  • B involves the use of small farm holdings
  • C is a capital-intensive system of farming
  • D is mostly associated with tree crops
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The correct answer is B. involves the use of small farm holdings

Peasant farming refers to a type of small scale agriculture. Peasant farmers grow crops and often rear some livestock on a small scale.

A smallholding is a small farm. Smallholdings are usually farms supporting a single family with a mixture of cash crops and subsistence farming.

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