cash cropping

collocation in English

meaningsofcashandcrop

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cash
noun[U]
uk
/kæʃ/us
/kæʃ/
money in the form of notes and coins, rather than cheques or ...
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crop
noun
uk
/krɒp/us
/krɑːp/
(the total amount collected of) a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in ...
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(Definition ofcashandcropfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These societies have an economic system which now combines subsistence agriculture withcashcropping.
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Thus, women prevented colonial success incashcropping, while maintaining success in their regional trade in crops.
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The proceeds ofcashcroppingwere divided unequally between old men and young men, with elders (maternal uncles) gathering the lion's share while their nephews received much less.
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While rubber collecting andcashcroppingshare many similarities, they also differ in important ways.
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Rose et al. (1998) show thatcashcroppingin general, and cotton growing specifically, are positively associated with calorie intake. 20.
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Secure upland cropping is the that are flooded every year andcashcroppingoffers more cushion for the shock than food cropping under significant market imperfections.
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Cashcroppinghas drained many such economies.
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Today, converting tocashcroppingis the main economic activity.
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The rainfall is too low and uneven forcashcroppingexcept in certain very favourable localities, where limited drought resistant crops can afford a side-line.
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Other small irrigation schemes now exist providing acashcroppingbasis for some local farmers.
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This was done bycashcroppingthe land.
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