Question
Download Solution PDFWhich one of the following is not a characteristic feature of plantation agriculture?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is the Multiple crop specialisation
Key Points
- The characteristic features of this type of farming are large estates or plantations-
- Large capital investment
- Managerial and technical support
- Scientific methods of cultivation
- Single crop specialisation
- Cheap labour,
- A good system of transportation links the estates to the factories and markets for the export of the products.
Important Points
- The French established cocoa and coffee plantations in West Africa.
- The British set up large tea gardens in India and Sri Lanka, rubber plantations in Malaysia and sugarcane and banana plantations in West Indies.
- The Dutch once had a monopoly over sugarcane plantations in Indonesia.
- Some coffee fazendas (large plantations) in Brazil are still managed by Europeans.
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