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What are commercial crops? Give examples.

Commercial farming is a form of market-oriented and profit motivated farming. In this farming, consumption of the cultivated products by the farmers, if at all done, is an insignificant proportion of the total production. It occupies of large area of cultivation and requires significant capital input along with heavy use of machinery. It includes commercial grain farming, mixed farming and plantation agriculture. Commercial farming includes commercial grain farming, mixed farming and plantation agriculture. Examples of commercial crops include cotton, sugarcane, jute, tea, coffee, tobacco, oilseeds etc.


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