HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -In plantation agriculture a single crops is grown on a large area.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plantation agriculture involves cultivating a single crop like Tea, Coffee, Banana etc. commercially on a large area of land.

Detailed explanation-3: -By growing just one crop species in a field at a time, monocultures enable farmers to use machinery, increasing the efficiency of activities like planting and harvesting. But despite supplying the lion’s share of the world’s food, monocultures are amongst the most controversial features of today’s agriculture.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plantation is a type of commercial farming. In this type of farming, a single crop is grown on a large area. The plantation also includes the processing of that crop in the nearby industries. Plantations cover large tracts of land using capital intensive inputs, with the help of migrant labourers.