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CULTURE VENTE [1 record]

Record 1 2008-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Plant and Crop Production
DEF

A crop grown for sale rather than for use on the farm (e.g., as food or feed).

CONT

... food crops with large marketable surpluses (say above 50%), can be regarded as cash or commercial crops.

OBS

The term ["cash crop"] is used to differentiate from subsistence crops, which are those fed to the producer's own livestock or grown as food for the producer's family.

OBS

cash crop: Term used by the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie agricole
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
DEF

Culture produite pour être vendue directement contre l'argent comptant.

CONT

[...] la priorité pour le secteur agricole a été de développer des cultures de rente (cultures permettant aux producteurs d'obtenir des revenus monétaires de leur production) sur les cultures vivrières.

OBS

culture commerciale : Terme utilisé par la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía agrícola
  • Producción vegetal
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