Question

Differentiate between food crops and cash crops.

Answer 1

1. Cash crop: A crop that is cultivated for the purpose of selling in the market to gain profits from its sale is called a cash crop.
2. Food crop: A crop that is cultivated to feed a population is known as a food crop.

Cash crop	Food crops
1. A crop that is cultivated for the purpose of selling in the market to gain profits from its sale is called a cash crop.	1. A crop that is cultivated to feed a population is known as food crop.
2. Most of the crops grown these days can be considered as cash crops only since they are cultivated for selling in national and international markets.	2. Most of the food crops are grown for fulfilling the basic nutritional requirement of the growing population.
3. Some common cash crops are coffee, tea, cocoa, cotton, and sugarcane	3. Some common food crops are wheat, rice, barley, maize, etc.