Cash crops are agricultural food and non-food products grown for profit, typically sold by farmers to another party for export purposes. This distinguishes cash crops from food crops, which are typically used either directly for subsistence by their growers or sold as a staple food supply within the country of production. Cotton is a typical cash crop, whose price is determined by the international commodity markets in relationship to supply and demand indicators. This contributes to income insecurity for farmers and aggravates the precariousness of cotton cultivation.
CASH CROPS
