Main Characteristics Of Plantation Agriculture & Examples

Plantation agriculture is the practice of cultivating a particular crop on a large scale for commercial purposes. Generally, these farms are owned by a single company or government. Here are the main characteristics of plantation agriculture which will help you to get a better insight.

Characteristics Of Plantation Agriculture

1. Monocropping is followed in plantation agriculture, only a single crop such as tea, coffee, cashew, coconut, etc, is cultivated.

2. Plantation agriculture can only be practiced on a large-scale farm.

3. As plantation agriculture is practiced on a large scale, therefore to pay for plantation, planting material, fertilizers, pesticides, machinery, irrigation, etc. huge capital is required.

4. In plantation agriculture, scientific farming processes and new technologies are adopted for maximum efficiency.

5. Plantation agriculture is dependent on labor for carrying out physical activities on a large-scale farm, therefore it is labor intensive.

6. Farms that plantation agriculture are well connected with roads and markets to transport and sell their produce.

Examples Of Plantation Crops

1. Tea
2. Coffee
3. Rubber
4. Oil Palm
5. Cocoa
6. Sugarcane
7. Banana
8. Coconut
9. Spices
10. Vanilla
11. Tobacco
12. Sisal
13. Cotton
14. Jute
15. Cashew
16. Betel nut
17. Citrus
18. Olive
19. Date palm
20. Pineapple

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