HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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Question
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Commercial agriculture practiced in the tropics and subtropics is called
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intensive subsistence agriculture.
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paddy rice farming.
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plantation agriculture.
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double cropping.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The farming practice known as “plantation agriculture” involves the production of crops on a vast scale for financial gain. Although they can be found everywhere in the world, plantations are more frequently found in tropical and subtropical areas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Plantations are a type of commercial farming where a single crop of tea, coffee, sugarcane, cashew, rubber, banana or cotton is grown. A large amount of labor and capital are required.
Detailed explanation-3: -This type of agriculture is mainly practised in the tropical and sub-tropical regions such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Brazil, Cuba, Ghana and north eastern Australia. Plantation agriculture is usually market oriented.
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