Question

Describe the contribution of cotton as a cash crop.

Answer 1

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Cotton is a Kharif crop. Cotton grows well in the regions where the temperature is about 20-28 degree centigrade and rainfall is between 80-150 centimetres. Black soil which is rich in lime and potash is suitable for cultivating cotton.

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Answer 2

Cotton is one of the most important fiber and cash crop of India and plays a dominant role in the industrial and agricultural economy of the country. ... Cotton in India provides direct livelihood to 6 million farmers and about 40 -50 million people are employed in cotton trade and its processing. Cotton has been called a cash crop because, in the majority of cases, cotton was and is grown specifically for the purpose of being sold. Cotton had many advantages as cash crop: inexpensive to market and easy to store and transport.  Cotton had major disadvantage—used up nutrients in soil—so farmers began crop rotation.Cotton is essentially produced for its fibre, which is universally used as a textile raw material. Cotton is essentially produced for its fibre, which is universally used as a textile raw material. Cotton is an important commodity in the world economy. Grown in more than 100 countries, cotton is a heavily traded agricultural commodity, with over 150 countries involved in exports or imports of cotton.