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What is the difference between plantation and commercial farming ? |
| Answer» Commercial Agriculture(i) Seasonal cash crops are culti\xadvated on large farms.(ii) Carried on where labour is comparatively less.(iii) Crop is cultivated mainly for the local market in the coun\xadtry.(iv) Returns from the field are quick but profits are compara\xadtively less. e.g., cotton, sugar cane. Jute, tobacco.Plantation Agriculture(i) Single perennial crop is culti\xadvated systematically and scien\xadtifically on large estate resem\xadbling factory line production.(ii) Carried on where there is abun\xaddant cheap labour.(iii) It is cultivated for export and for the country s market.(iv) Returns from the field are after 5 to 6 years but huge profits are obtained, e.g., Rubber, tea coffee, spices. | |