Can all food crops be cash crops? Are cash crops and commercial crops the same thing?

Dear Student,

The following points may help you:

a. All food crops may be referred as cash crops as they are edible and can be sold in the market for profit.
b. For instance,  food crops like carrot ,rice, wheat which are sold in the market for profit can be termed as cash crops.
c. However, all cash crops cannot be referred as food crops as some crops  are not edible  and cannot be eaten like cotton.
d. Cash crops and commercial crops are same, as they are meant to be sold in the market. Example wheat, rice etc.


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