The importance of it comes in when you need that money to pay for new seeds to plant for the coming year's crops, as well as your day to day living necessities.
2006-06-29 21:09:15
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answered by Jeannie 7
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In agriculture, a cash crop is a crop which is grown for money. The term is used to differentiate from subsistence crops, which are those fed to the producer's own livestock or grown as food for the producer's family. In earlier times cash crops were usually only a small (but vital) part of a farm's total yield, while today, especially in the developed countries, almost all crops are mainly grown for cash. In non-developed nations, cash crops are usually crops which attract demand in more developed nations, and hence have some export value.
In many tropical and subtropical areas, jute, coffee, cocoa, sugar cane, bananas, oranges and cotton are common cash crops. In cooler areas, grain crops, oil-yielding crops and some vegetables predominate.
More detail on the website below.
2006-06-29 21:02:28
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answered by Gabe 6
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In agriculture, a cash crop is a crop which is grown for money. The term is used to differentiate from subsistence crops, which are those fed to the producer's own livestock or grown as food for the producer's family. In earlier times cash crops were usually only a small (but vital) part of a farm's total yield, while today, especially in the developed countries, almost all crops are mainly grown for cash. In non-developed nations, cash crops are usually crops which attract demand in more developed nations, and hence have some export value.
2006-06-29 20:57:29
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answered by Anonymous
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A cash crop helps sustain a community's economy with a marketable agricultural product. There is a guaranteed buyer/market. The downside is that the community dependent on a cash crop is no longer self-sustainable, as it is dependent on an external buyer for the crop, and farmland is displaced for this exported product, so now the citizens can't use the land to grow their own food.
2016-03-26 22:44:04
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answered by Anonymous
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Cash Crop - means Money Crop. Meant to make money from the crop :-)
2006-06-29 20:59:13
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answered by rahima_as 2
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Cash Crops add to the economy of the country.Farmers in India Grow them (sugarcane ,tea Coffee etc) so that they can earn more money.Hey did u know that what we drink tea in India is the D grade tea. All A B C grades are exported to foreign countries as they cannot afford tea@Rs 1000 /kg
2006-06-30 00:19:09
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answered by Kramash 1
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Dependable income, usually low risk, guaranteed income, not a crop used for use on the farm or soil improvement. Simply put, a crop with profit in mind, weather high risk or low risk. PROFIT $$
2006-06-29 21:07:59
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answered by 007 . 1
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A cash crop is one that the land and economy can sustain and benefit from...such as grapes in Napa Valley...
2006-06-29 21:01:29
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answered by lifeinquestion 3
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used instead of money,,, usually traded.
like my cow for your crops or my crops for your pigs
2006-06-29 20:58:14
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answered by Oscar 5
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The income it generates.
2006-06-29 20:58:21
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answered by Anonymous
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