What do you mean by plantation farming?

Plantation farming is a form of agriculture where an area of ground is cleared of vegetation and cultivated for a few years and then abandoned for a new area.

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Plantation farming is the practice of clearing a large parcel of forest land and planting the desired crops in huge numbers on the cleared land.

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Plantation farming is an agricultural production system that uses small inputs of labor, fertilizers and capital relative to the land area being farmed.

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The correct option is B Plantation farming is the practice of clearing a large parcel of forest land and planting the desired crops in huge numbers on the cleared land.
Plantation farming is the practice of clearing a large parcel of forest land and planting the desired crops in huge numbers on the cleared land. This type of farming helps in increasing the production of the desired produce and makes it easier to control the cultivation.

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1. Extensive agriculture is an agricultural production system that uses small inputs of labor, fertilizers, and capital, relative to the land area being farmed.

2. Extensive farming is found in the mid-latitude sections of most continents, as well as in desert regions where water for cropping is not available.

Which among the following statement(s) is/are correct about Extensive farming?

Q. Plantation crops refer to monoculture crops which are cultivated on an extensive scale over a large area. Which of the following is usually grown in plantation farming?

Q. Q. With reference to Plantation Agriculture, which of the following statements is/are correct?Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1 only
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Q. Plantation agriculture involves cultivating a single crop like Tea, Coffee, Banana etc. commercially on a large area of land.

Q. Which of the following characteristics are true about plantation agriculture?
I. Generally plantation agriculture is considered as an example of subsistence farming.
II. Generally single crop is grown on a large area in plantation agriculture
III. It has an interface of agriculture and industry
IV. It uses capital intensive inputs

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