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Cash crops:
• A cash crop or profit crop is an agricultural crop which is grown to sell
for profit.
• It is typically purchased by parties separate from a farm.
• In earlier times cash crops were usually only a small (but vital) part of a
farm's total yield, while today, especially in developed countries, almost
all crops are mainly grown for revenue.
• In the least developed countries, cash crops are usually crops which
attract demand in more developed nations, and hence have some export
value.
Food crops:
The term "food crops" refers to the world's major food supply derived from
plants; a crop assumes human intervention through agriculture.
