Question

difference between subsistence and intensive farming?

Answer 1

Subsistence farming is where farmer produces only basic needs with no surpluses for marketing or a farmer does not use fertilizer or other modern inputs.
Family or community labor are widely used.

while Intensive farming involves use of agricultural mechanization which enable substantial increase in food production. Or where high doses of biochemicals inputs and irrigation are widely used to obtain high yield

Answer 2

Subsistence farming is growing food for your own and your family's direct consumption. Like a backyard vegetable garden, but with fruit, starch crops, and animals as well. Intensiveagriculture is anything that really works the land hard. The inputs cost money, so it is generally only done for profit.