What are the cash and food crops? Write the difference.
Difference Between Cash & Food Crops
Cash crops- Cash crops are sold as raw material for the manufacture of the related product. These crops are used as raw material for many industries that manufacture different types of goods and sell them to gain profit. The final goods that are produced by using these raw materials are sold at a very high price nationally and globally as well. So the profit that a company gains by making the final product from these types of crops is high, which brings a profit to the company as well as the national income of a country; that’s why these crops are known as cash crops.
Example- Cotton is a major fibre crop. Cotton is the main raw material for the cotton textile industry. It is also the most widely used fibre to make clothes.
Jute is termed as golden fibre throughout the world. It is considered as the second most important fibre after cotton as the products that are made of jute are really expensive. Etc.
Food crops- Food crops are crops which produce the raw material that is directly supplied to the country for the conception of people. These types of crops are mainly utilised within the country as they are the basic raw materials for the daily meals of the people in any country. As they are not exported or important, the profit and the market stay within the country ( it happens very rarely when their business is done globally). Most importantly, they are edible crops that’s why they are known as food crops.
Example- rice is one of the major food crops of the world. It is classified as a kharif crop in India. Asia is the largest producer of rice in the world, with 90% of the world’s total rice production.
Wheat is the most widely cultivated crop in the world. In India wheat is consumed in a high amount. Etc.
– Written By Aruja