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Discuss the important characteristic features of plantation agriculture. Name a few important plantation crops from different countries.
The important characteristic features of plantatation agriculture are:
(i)large estates or plantations
(ii)large capital investment
(iii)managerial and technical support
(iv)scientific methods of cultivation
(v)single crop specialisation
(vi)cheap labour
(vii)a good system of transportation which links the estates to the factories and markets for the export of the products
Important plantation crops from different countries:
Tea - India and Sri Lanka
Rubber- Malayasia
Sugarcane & Banana - West Indies
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In which one of the following countries co-operative farming was the most successful experiment?
Growing of flowers is called:
Which one of the following types of cultivation was developed by the European colonists?
In which one of the following regions is the extensive commercial grain cultivation not practised?
In which of the following types of agriculture is the farming of citrus fruit very important?
Which one type of agriculture amongst the following is also called 'slash and burn agriculture'?
Which one of the following does not follow monoculture?
'Future of shifting cultivation is bleak'. Discuss.
Market gardening is practised near urban areas. Why?
Large scale dairy farming is the result of the development of transportation and refrigeration. Explain.
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