Question

What are plantation crops, fibre crops and tuber crops?

Answer 1

Plantation crops

A plantation is a large-scale farm that specializes in cash crops. The crops grown include cotton, coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar cane, sisal, oil seeds, oil palms, rubber trees, and fruits. Protectionist policies and natural comparative advantage have sometimes contributed to determining where plantations were located.

Fibre Crops

Fiber crops are field crops grown for their fibers, which are traditionally used to make paper, cloth, or rope. They are organized into 3 main groups—textile fibers (used in production of cloth), cordage fibers (used in production of rope), and filling fibers (used to stuff upholstery and mattresses). They are a type of natural fiber

Tuber Crops

Tuber crops especially cassava, sweet potato, amorphophlaus and yams still continue to be major crops contributing significantly to human and animal food apart from finding use in various industrial applications. These crops are adapted to broad agro-ecological conditions and yield reasonably well even under marginal environments. Tuber crops fit well into a variety of cropping systems and can be profitably intercropped in coconut based cropping system. The homesteads in the state are also ideal for cultivating them.