Question

State any five features of plantation farming.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Five characteristics of plantation farming :

(i) It is a single crop farming practised on a large area.

(ii) Crops are mainly grown for the market.

(iii) It is both labour intensive and capital intensive.

(iv) It has an interface of agriculture and Industry.

(v) Developed network of transport and communi-cation connecting the plantation processing industries and markets play an important role in the development of plantations.

Answer 2

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Plantation Farming is a type of farming in which a single crop is grown throughout the year on a large scale.The main thing is that mostly cash crops is grown in this farming for selling purpose.

Some Feature of Plantation Farming:

• It is both labour and capital intensive farming
• It needs huge manpower
• It needs long time period
• It is mostly planted in hilly areas
• It is also known as commercial farming
• It a type of farming in which single crop is grown on a large scale.
• Crops are mainly grown for market (selling purpose)
• Well-developed transport system is required for transportation.
• It requires a factory for processing, managerial ability , fertilizers and machinery etc

Examples of plantation farming : Rubber, sugarcane,tea ,coffee ,spices etc