Question

Write the difference between a cash crop and a food crop.

Answer 1

Crops:

Based on various production purposes used, crops are divided into various categories. This includes cash crops, food crops, ornamental crops, fiber-yielding crops, oil-yielding crops, and medicinal crops.

1. Cash crops are the crops grown for selling and making a profit.
2. Food crops are the crops grown for use as food, either sold in the market or used by the farmer.

S.No.	Cash crops:	Food crops:
1	1. These crops are cultivated and sold for profit.	1. These crops are cultivated to feed the population.
2	2. These are not grown for the direct own consumption of farmers.	2. It is directly consumed by farmers and other people.
3	3. Cash crops include coffee jute, tea, jute, cotton, and sugarcane.	3. Food crops include cereals, vegetables, tubers, legumes, and fruits.