Characteristics of subsistence farming include all of the following except
a.
the use of pesticides
b.
shifting cultivation
c.
farmers that stay in one place
d.
the lack of tractors and machinery

The right option is; A. the use of pesticides

Characteristics of subsistence farming include all of the following except the use of pesticides .

Subsistence farming is a type of farming in which farmers raise livestock and grow crops to feed themselves and their entire families. The yield from subsistence farming is usually low, and it requires very little input.  Also, simple farming tools, few acres of land, and family labour are used.  

the answer is A. on edgenu_ity