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plantations  

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  • Plantations are farms covering a large land area that are usually devoted to growing a single crop that will be sold for cash. They are classified according to the manner in which they employ laborers, or according to the kind of crop that is grown. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Plantation]

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