Cash crops
Cash crops
Cash crops (pronunciation: /kæʃ krɒps/) are agricultural crops which are grown for the purpose of selling for profit in a market, rather than for personal subsistence. The term is most commonly used in the context of developing and third-world countries.
Etymology
The term "cash crop" is derived from the 19th century agricultural practice in America where farmers would grow crops specifically to sell for cash, rather than for their own consumption or barter.
Related terms
- Agriculture: The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
- Subsistence farming: A type of farming in which nearly all of the crops or livestock raised are used to maintain the farmer and the farmer's family, leaving little, if any, surplus for sale or trade.
- Monoculture: The agricultural practice of producing or growing a single crop, plant, or livestock species, variety, or breed in a field or farming system at a time.
- Plantation: A large farm or estate, usually in a tropical or subtropical country, where cash crops are grown on a large scale.
See also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Cash crops
- Wikipedia's article - Cash crops
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