| Plantation Agriculture | Extensive Commercial Agriculture |
| (i) Developed in tropical region. | (i) Developed in temperate region. |
| (ii) Labour intensive farming. | (ii) Machinery is more used. |
| (iii) Only crops are grown. | (iii) Commercial animal rearing is also done along with farming. |
| (iv) Tea coffee, cocoa spices are important crops. | (iv) Wheat and maize are important crops. |
| (v) This type of agriculture is practiced in Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, etc. | (v) This type of agriculture is practiced in temperate grasslands of North America, South America, Europe and Asia. |
| (vi) Crops for export purpose. | (vi) Crops for export purposes. |