63-Subsistence farmers, fishers, hunters and gatherers

Job Title ( International classification ): 
Subsistence farmers, fishers, hunters and gatherers
ISCO Code: 
63
Job Description: 
Subsistence farmers, fishers, hunters and gatherers grow and harvest field or tree and shrub crops, vegetables and fruit, gather wild fruits, medicinal and other plants, tend or hunt animals, catch fish and gather various forms of aquatic life in order to provide food, shelter and a minimum of cash income for themselves and their households.
Tasks: 

Main Tasks include -

  • preparing the soil
  • sowing, planting, tending and harvesting field crops
  • growing vegetables, fruit and other tree and shrub crops
  • gathering wild fruits, medicinal and other plants
  • breeding, tending and feeding animals and poultry mainly to obtain meat, eggs, milk, hair, skin or other products
  • hunting or trapping animals
  • catching fish and gathering other forms of aquatic life
  • fetching water and gathering firewood
  • storing produce for later use and carrying out some processing of produce
  • building and maintaining houses and other shelters
  • making tools, clothes and utensils for use by the household
  • selling or bartering some products at local markets.
Inclusions: 

Occupations in this sub-major group are classified into the following minor groups:

631 Subsistence crop farmers
632 Subsistence livestock farmers
633 Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmers
634 Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherers