Correct Answer - Option 2 : commercial crops
Oilseeds are an important group of crops grains grown for their edible oil.
Oilseeds are categorized into cash crops.
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Cash crops or commercial crops are those crops that are grown to earn profit from the cultivators.
- Commercial crops are grown for the only sale in the market.
- In India, different kinds of oilseeds are grown.
- They are groundnut, rapeseed, mustard, soybean, and sunflower seeds.
- India produces 16.6 per cent of groundnut in the world.
- Through the use of irrigation, modern technologies, and high-yielding seeds, cultivation is increasing gradually.
- In India, oilseeds are grown mostly in Gujrat, Telengana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka.
Thus, we can say that Oilseeds are a very important group of commercial crops.
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Food crops are those crops that are grown for only consumption by the farmers.
- It includes wheat, rice, pulses, millets, etc.
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Plantation crops are the crops where a single crop is grown extensively for commercial purpose e.g. rubber, banana, coffee, tea, etc
