Cash Crops in Nepal
In agricultural cultivation, the farmers generally grow two kinds of crops. They are food crops and cash crops. The crops which are grown for food are food crops. They are edible. The farmers in the terai grow more both crops.
Crops like tea, coffee, sugarcane, jute, cotton, and so on are the cash Crops. These crops are cultivated to get the cash. Cash crops are the raw material for the industrial use. Food crops are for eating. Both cash and food crops are equally essential according to their use
Farmers grow several types of
cash crops in different geographical regions throughout the year. Jute, cotton,
sugarcane, are grown in the terai. From the jute fibers are taken out and it is
the best raw material to the jute and cotton industries. Tea and coffee are
grown in the sloping land. Ilam and Jhapa districts are popular for the tea and
coffee production. We can see several tea estates in Ilam and in Jhapa. These
estates provide employment to multi manpower.
To sum up, the production of the
cash crops not only provides the employment but also provides the foreign
currencies to the nation. Foreign currencies support the nation's development.