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Describe any five characteristics of plantation agriculture in the world.

Answer:

Plantation agriculture is a form of commercial farming where crops are grown for profit.

1. Plantation crops are generally raised on large estates of more than 40 hectares.

2. Scientific methods of cultivation is used.

3. It requires large capital investments (capital invensive)

4. Estate farming is the feature of plantation agriculture which is owned by foreigners employing local labour.

5. It focuses on the cultivation of cash crops for exparts.

6. Tea, coffee, cocoa, rubber, cotton, sugarcane, Banana, coconut etc. are the examples of plantation crops.