In order to achieve self-reliance, according to PSE, a family should change from mono-crop or cash crop farming to integrated farming. A combination of plants, especially food plants, such as rice, vegetables and fruit are recommended for planting on the farm. Before the produce or value-added transformed produce is put up for sale, a sufficient quantity of it should be kept for the family's own consumption. Also, farm animals, such as cattle, play a significant role in the integrated farm, as they provide for the family's consumption needs. Measures such as this build self-reliance doing away with that characteristic of poverty.