Practice mode Basic of Economics

What do we call a crop grown for sale rather than for the farmer’s own consumption?

Correct answer C. Cash crop

Explanation

A cash crop, such as cotton, tea or sugar cane, is cultivated mainly to be sold for profit, in contrast to subsistence crops grown to feed the farmer's household.

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