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cash crop

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cash crop
n.
A crop, such as tobacco, grown for direct sale rather than for livestock feed.

cash crop
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a crop grown for sale rather than for subsistence
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Noun1.cash crop - a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco)cash crop - a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco)
crop - a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale


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In recent years, the development of the non-traditional agricultural sector has been encouraged in order to diversify the country's export base and there has been a general increase in the use of Ghana's arable land for cash crop production.
And this cash crop is mostly cultivated in the eastern margin of the country.
He said that cotton was a very important cash crop not only for rural economy but also for textile industry.
 
 
 
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