What is Plantation?
[[Image:Malaysia-tea plantation.jpg|thumbnail|[[Tea]] plantation in [[Malaysia]]]] [[File:RedPinePlantation.JPG|thumb|[[Red Pine]] plantation in [[Canada]]]] A '''plantation''' is a large [[farm]] on which normally only one type of [[crop]] is grown. Plantations grow [[cash crop]]s, mostly for [[export]], and less for local use. Crops grown on plantations include [[banana]], [[sugarcane]], [[coffee]], [[tea]], [[cotton]] and [[tobacco]]. Most plantations are [[monoculture]]s, which means that there is only one kind of crop which is grown there. This means that the farms are more vulnerable to [[pest]]s. Among the first known types of plantations were the [[latifundia]] of the [[Roman Empire]]. They produced large amounts of [[wine]] and [[olive oil]] for [[export]]. There has been more plantation agriculture since there has been more [[international trade]] and less [[subsistence farming]]. Like every [[economics|economic activity]], it has changed over time. This has changed based on the amount of money people have had, who owns the land, and [[politics]]. [[Slavery]] meant that a lot of black people worked on [[southern American plantations]]. {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Agriculture]]