Question

Name any four plantation crops. Examine any four characteristics of plantation agriculture.

Answer 1

Important plantation crops are tea, coffee, cocoa, rubber, cotton, oil palm, sugarcane, bananas and pineapples.

Characteristics of plantation agriculture-

1.Large estates or plantations

1. Large capital investment

2. Managerial and technical support

3. Scientific methods of cultivation

4. Single crop specialization

5. Cheap labour

6. Good system of transportation which links the estates to the factories and markets for the export of the products.