Subsistence farmers are able to increase food supply by
A) participating more regularly in periodic markets.
B) producing cash crops for revenue to purchase food.
C) intensifying production through increased labor supply and the addition of new techniques.
D) slash and burn agriculture.
E) switching to livestock grazing.
Answer: C
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