Cash Crop

Introduction

The entire study investigates the cash crop and its value in India. Cash crops are generally defined as the crops, which are grown for sale and gain profit in a very short period. Cash crops are produced for the commercial purpose in accordance to meet the demand of the mass population. Different cash crops such as cotton, sugarcane, jute, wheat, and rice and so on are grown in India as it helps the country to boost their economy. Most of the cash crops are grown in developing nations such as India to sell these crops in the developed country for better profit.

Discussion

What is cash crop?

Cash crop or profit crop are agricultural crops, which are grown for commercial purposes rather than for use by the owner only. Cash crop gained extensive attention in the last few decades as it enables better growth and development of the country’s economy. In India, rice, maize, cotton, sugarcane, tobacco, jute are considered as cash crops. The different parties purchase cash crops, which are separate from the farm. The term cash crop is used to differentiate the marketed crop from the subsistence crop that is fed only to owners’ livestock not for commercial purposes. Cash crops are generally produced in the developing nations for earning more profit by selling these crops in the developed countries. Cash crops are grown to fulfill the food requirements of the mass populations in the countries as well as worldwide. Cash crops such as sugarcane, cotton, tobacco play a significant role in the industrial and agricultural economy of the country. Cash crops such as millets, maize, rice, and jute provide better opportunities for further growth and development of the developing nations such as India. The Indian economy is mostly dependent on agriculture and its allied sector, and the cash crop played a dominant role in sustaining the Indian market in the international market. 

Different examples of cash crops and its value

Different examples of cash crops are cotton, sugarcane, maize, rice, jute, tobacco, millets, wheat, soya and so on. Cash crops play a crucial role in growth and development of the country’s economy as it enables the country to increase their business deals worldwide. These crops are also known as profit crops as it enables the owners to cover the mass production of the crops as well as its consumptions. Cash crops are generally grown for commercial purposes rather than fed for the livestock of the owner only. Cotton is the most important fiber in India and it plays a significant role in boosting the country’s economy because it has a huge demand in a global market. Cotton fiber is also important for commercial purposes as it enables to provide the raw material for the textile industry in the country as well as worldwide. Cash crops are also important since cash crops contribute to its dominating role in livelihood diversification throughout the country. Cash crops also ensure to improve the food quality and nutrition security in the nations as well as worldwide. 

How is packaging of commercial crops done in India?

After the green revolution, packaging practices in India became modified in terms to enhance the agricultural productivity of the country. The new and advanced way of packaging the commercial crops for its sale in the international market helps in further improvement of the country’s economy. The packaging patterns of the cash crops are different according to the cash crops such as groundnuts, soya bean, millets and so on, as it competes in the international market with the rival industries. These cash crops are produced to sell in the national market as well as the international market, so it has to rectify their packaging pattern from the traditional pattern. In India, the agricultural sector as well as the industrial sector focuses on adopting the modified version of the packaging style of these cash crops as it enables to sustain the country’s economy in the global economy.

Conclusion

The entire report illustrates the cash crops and its value in the Indian market as well as the international market. Different commercial crops are playing dominating factors in order to provide the sufficient amount of raw material to the industrial sector of the country as well as worldwide. This study depicts that cash crops are important in order to secure the food quality as well as nutritional security in the country. Cash crops are generally produced for the commercial benefits of the country and to provide an alternative source of enriched nutrients to the mass population of the country as well as worldwide.