Question

Which one of the following describes a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown on a large area?

• A. Shifting Agriculture
• B. Plantation Agriculture
• C. Horticulture
• D. Intensive Agriculture

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Plantation Agriculture

Answer: The correct answer is option (b) – Plantation Agriculture

Plantation Agriculture

• Commercial farming is also a type of Plantation agriculture.
• Since the production is mainly for the markets. Markets, processing industries, and plantation areas are well connected through well developed communication and transport networks. All these play an important role in the development of plantations.
• Spread over a large area, a single crop is grown in this type of agriculture.
• In plantation Agriculture there is an interface between industry and the plantation.
• With the help of migrant labourers, and using capital intensive inputs, plantations cover large tracts of land.
• Important plantation crops in India are, banana, sugarcane, rubber, coffee, tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, banana etc.
• In respective industries, all the produce is used as raw material.
• Coffee is grown in Karnataka and Bengal, tea is grown in Assam.