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Subsistance Farming is all in the Family

Meeting a family of subsistance farmers in Ghana who say they are "like a small company"

Since the beginning of civilisation, mankind has practised subsistence agriculture, with one family producing just enough for its own needs. This first programme in the series meets a family in Ghana to discover more about this timeless way of life in which "the family is just like a small company".
Presented: Mike Gallagher.

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