Question

give two characteristic features of plantation farming

Answer 1

Plantation agriculture is the product of colonialism. Plantations have been developed in response to a demand in Europe for foods, spices, fibers, and beverages, which because of climatic constraints, could be produced only in the tropics or sub-tropics. Over the centuries the demand for most of these items has increased with the growth of world population and with the insatiable needs of modern western society.

Plantation agriculture is an export-oriented specialised farming method where emphasis is given to raise a single crop – specially meant for export to the overseas countries. It is a large enterprise with sound infrastructure, where profit is the sole objective. It involves not only culti­vation of crop but also processing, packaging, transporting and exporting of the product.

Answer 2

two characteristic features of plantation farming is:

It is a commercial grain farming of agriculture that was introduced by the Europeans, nearly two centuries ago.

In this farming, large estates are managed scientifically and efficiently like industrial units.



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