GS-III: Economy, Environment, S&T
Cash crops
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Commercially grown crops — cotton, sugarcane, jute, tobacco, oilseeds, and rubber — whose primary purpose is market sale rather than subsistence constitute cash crops. Their study includes cropping patterns, agro-climatic zones, and linkages to agro-processing industries and export markets. A key distinction is between food crops and commercial crops in the context of farmer income, price volatility, and input-intensive cultivation practices under India's agricultural economy.