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cash crop

/ˈkæʃ krɒp/noun

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नकदी फ़सल

Core word

noun
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    a crop that is grown mainly to be sold for money rather than to be eaten by the people who grow it

    नकदी फ़सल

    • Cotton and sugarcane are important cash crops in Maharashtra.
    • Many farmers switched from rice to cash crops such as tea.
    • Coffee is the main cash crop in the hills of Karnataka.
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    • Cash crops can bring a farmer higher income than grain.
    • Jute is a cash crop in West Bengal.
?Which word?

Do not confuse a cash crop (grown for sale, such as cotton, jute, sugarcane, tea and coffee) and a food crop (grown mainly to feed people, such as rice, wheat and pulses).

Cash crop (बिक्री के लिए उगाई जाने वाली फ़सल, जैसे कपास, जूट, गन्ना, चाय और कॉफ़ी) और food crop (मुख्य रूप से भोजन के लिए उगाई जाने वाली फ़सल, जैसे चावल, गेहूँ और दालें) में भ्रमित न हों।