HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

GENERAL AGRICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Commercial agriculture practiced in the tropics is called
A
Intensive subsistence agriculture
B
plantation agriculture
C
shifting cultivation
D
paddy rice farming
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Another form of commercial agriculture found in warm, tropical climates, are plantations. A plantation is a large-scale farm that usually focuses on the production of a single crop such as tobacco, coffee, tea, sugar cane, rubber, and cotton, to name a few.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plantation farming is the practice of clearing a large parcel of forest land and planting the desired crops in huge numbers on the cleared land. This type of farming helps in increasing the production of the desired produce and makes it easier to control the cultivation.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -commercial crop farming is also known as agribusiness. It is a type of farming in which crops and livestock are raised to sell the products on the market for profit. Commercial farms are large farms and require huge capital investment.

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