alleryWhich system of agriculture grows a single crop on a large area?
AShifting agriculture
BHorticulture farming
CPlantation agriculture
DIntensive subsistence
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Plantation agriculture
1. In plantation farming one crop is grown over large tracts of land.
2. It uses capital intensive inputs and migrant labourers, and the produce goes to industry.
3. Shifting and intensive subsistence farming grow mixed food crops for the family.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Contemporary India II, Ch 4 Agriculture, Types of Farming_
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