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Food crops are any agricultural product that can be eaten; examples include corn, soybeans, sunflowers, rice, sorghum, etc. Cash crops are any agricultural product that are planted and harvested specifically to be sold; in the United States, almost all farmers raise cash crops. These include field corn, vegetables, cotton, peanuts, tobacco and other products.
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What was the results of Indian farmers growing cotton a cash crop rather then food?
widespread famine and starvation
What is a dominant cash crop?
A cash crop is a crop that is sold to make money and help a regions economy. In agriculture, a cash crop is a crop which is grown for money.The term is used to differentiate from subsistence crops, which are those fed to the producer's own livestock or grown as food for the producer's family. In earlier times cash crops were usually only a small (but vital) part of a farm's total yield, while today, especially in the developed countries, almost all crops are mainly grown for cash. In non-developed nations, cash crops are usually crops which attract demand in more developed nations, and hence have some export value.
What is the chief crop and food?
Rice
How were subsistence crops different from cash crops in the southern colonies?
Cash crop is a crop that is grown and gathered for the market (for example vegetables, cotton or tobacco.) Cash crop is a crop which is grown for money. Subsistence crops are those fed to the producers own livestock or grown as food for the producers family, with little or nothing left over to sell.
On what were the economies of the middle colonies based?
Mainly Agriculture, Manufacturing and some trade.
Is bamboo a food crop or cash crop?
it is a cash crop
Is sugar cane a cash crop or food crop?
cash crop
What is the difference between a cash crop and a staple crop?
a substance crop is freshly grown wash and eaten , a cash crop is applied with chemicals
Is Jowar is food or cash crop?
It is food crop.
Is Peanut a Cash Crop Or Food Crop?
Peanuts are cash crops
Is arhar a food crop or cash crop?
arhar is basically a food crop
Is corn a food crop or a cash crop?
it is actually counted as both. it depends on where you are. it is considered a cash crop in Nebraska. it is there most grew crop there. any where else it is a food crop.
Is maize a food crop or cash crop?
Both.
Is maize a food crops or cash crops?
I think maize is both a food crop as well as a cash crop. it's a food crop because the farmer uses it to feed himself. but he uses a small portion. it is a cash crop since he sells the rest of the produce .
What is a cash crop and what is a staple crop?
a cash crop is where food can be exported into differeent countires when staple crop is where it has to be in one place because alot of people eat that certain crops's food there in that country
What is the most important crop in Zimbabwe?
Maize is the main food crop and tobacco is the main cash crop
Is corn a cash crop or a food crop?
it is actually counted as both. it depends on where you are. it is considered a cash crop in Nebraska. it is there most grew crop there. any where else it is a food crop.
