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A cash crop, also called profit crop, is an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit. It is typically purchased by parties separate from a farm . The term is used to differentiate a marketed crop from a staple crop ("subsistence crop") in subsistence agriculture , which is one fed to the producer's own livestock or grown as food for ...
A market garden is the relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops, frequently sold directly to consumers and restaurants. The diversity of crops grown on a small area of land, typically from under 0.40 hectares (4,000 m 2 ; 1 acre ) to some hectares (a few acres), or sometimes in greenhouses ...
The list includes individual plant species identified by their common names as well as larger formal and informal botanical categories which include at least some domesticated individuals. Plants in this list are grouped by the original or primary purpose for which they were domesticated, and subsequently by botanical or culinary categories.
In the past week, flowers finally bloomed in FarmVille, bringing a substantial shift to the biggest cash crops in the game. Sunflowers and Lillies have joined the list of the top 10 most ...
Almonds, grown along the southern and the eastern coasts, emerged as another important Spanish cash crop. [2] Almost half of the 1985 crop was exported, approximately 70 to 75 percent of it to EC countries. [2] The "sea of plastic" - greenhouses covering 20,000 ha of the Campo de Dalías around El Ejido and Roquetas de Mar in southern Spain.
The WGSRPD botanical continent of Europe. This category contains articles related to the native flora of Europe. For the purposes of this category, "Europe" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD), namely as one of the nine "botanical continents". It includes the following regions:
The value and production of individual crops varies substantially from year to year as prices fluctuate on the world and country markets and weather and other factors influence production. This list includes the top 50 most valuable crops and livestock products but does not necessarily include the top 50 most heavily produced crops and ...
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