• A crop is

any cultivated plant,

fungus, or alga that
is harvested for food, clothing,
live stock fodder, biofuel
medicine, or
other uses.
• Major crops include sugarcane,
pumpkin, maize (corn), wheat,
rice, cassava, soybeans, hay,
potatoes and cotton
• FOOD CROPS
• CASH CROPS
• INDUSTRIAL
CROPS
• Food crops are any plants
intentionally grown with the
primary purpose of being eaten
by humans or animals.
• There are two basic criteria that
differentiate food crops from
other plants. The first is that a
person must intentionally plant
and/or care for them and the
second is that they must be
primarily used for food. Both
of these factors are absolute
requirements for the term.
 • Food crops
There are hundreds of different crops grown for food around the world.
Most belong to the Plant Division Angiospermae (also known as
Anthophyta) which is commonly known as "the flowering plants". Here's
a link that briefly describes some of the important features that can be
used to distinguish members of this group.

Area Producti
Harveste on
d (million (million Annual or
Crop Scientific Name Family
ha) metric Perennial
tons)
Wheat Triticum
211 568 Poaceae† Annual
aestivum
Rice, Paddy Oryza sativa 146 579 Poaceae Annual
Maize Zea mays 139 602 Poaceae Annual
• A cash crop is an agricultural crop
which is grown for sale to return
a profit. It is typically purchased
by parties separate from a farm.
The term cash crop is applied
exclusively to the agricultural
production of plants.
• Prices for major cash crops are set
in commodity markets with global
scope, with some local variation
(termed as "basis") based on freight
costs and local supply and
demand balance.
• An industrial crop is a crop grown to produce goods
to be used in the production sector, rather than food
for consumption. Industrial crops impact the
economy by providing a product which lessens the
need for imports.

• Purpose of industrial crops industrial crops is a

designation given to an enterprise that attempts to
raise farm sector income, and provide economic
development activities for rural areas. Industrial
crops also attempt to provide products that can be
used as substitutes for imports from other nations