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Which one of the following follows the single crop cultivation? |
Mixed farming Plantation agriculture Mediterranean agriculture Intensive subsistence agriculture |
Plantation agriculture |
The correct answer is Option (2) → Plantation agriculture Plantation agriculture was introduced by the Europeans in colonies situated in the tropics. Some of the important plantation crops are tea, coffee, cocoa, rubber, cotton, oil palm, sugarcane, bananas and pineapples. The characteristic features of this type of farming are large estates or plantations, large capital investment, managerial and technical support, scientific methods of cultivation, single crop specialisation, cheap labour, and a good system of transportation which links the estates to the factories and markets for the export of the products |