What is plantation agriculture?

Plantation Agriculture is the form of Agriculture in which a single person or company owns a big farm and grows a single crop (most often corn, wheat, sunflower, cotton, etc.). Plantation agriculture requires capital for modern machinery (especially for seeding and harvesting) and, of course, personnel.

What is sedentary cultivation?

Sedentary cultivation means that settled farmers use the same field year after year without a break. In most cases, this results in soil erosion and depletion of natural resources.

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