Mixed farming:
Under this farming , crop production and animal husbandry are done together
on farm.
Plantation Agriculture:
It is a commercial type of agriculture done according to scientific technique in
which only one type of crop is cultivated. This agriculture was started in the colonial
period by European landlords. It is based on industrial rules and regulations in it ,
workers get monthly salary and facilities as the industrial workers get.
Major plantation crops – tea, coffee, rubber, coco, banana, spices, sugarcane,
coconut etc.
Cash Crops:
Under cash crops, those commercial crops are included which are produced by
farmers mainly to earn money. The cash crop is often not consumed or consumed
very little by the farmer himself.
For example – sugarcane, tobacco, cotton jute, oilseeds etc.