It means an area, community or country has produced more of a certain type of crop than the area, community or country needs to feed its self. The excess (the surplus) can therefore be sored (to cope with a bad season) or sold to other countries.
total production - self consumption = market surplus
It means an area, community or country has produced more of a certain type of crop than the area, community or country needs to feed its self. The excess (the surplus) can therefore be sored (to cope with a bad season) or sold to other countries.
Agricultural marketing act
surplus Quantify the surplus amount as in March 2011
A surplus in crops
A Food Surplus.
an agricultural surplus
There was a surplus of available food.
There was a surplus of available food.
There was a surplus of available food.
There was a surplus of available food.
Surplus food caused a population boom.
The Government Purchased Surplus Crops From Farmers
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production of an agricultural surplus
Worthley Dodd McCourtie has written: 'The potential role of foreign agricultural surplus in the economic development of Jamaica' -- subject(s): Surplus agricultural commodities, Economic assistance in Jamaica, Economic conditions
The government purchased surplus crops from farmers. A+