Traditional systems of agricultural production were profoundly disrupted by military actions. They imposed colonial rule and control of trade of tropical crops and goods. Forced labor and compulsory poorly paid work assignments were instituted for private and public enterprises: construction of roads, railways, public buildings and plantations. The main justification was the need for cheap labor to cultivate, transport and build roads for the extraction of raw materials.
Cash cropping made systematic collection of taxes possible. An imposition on a per capita basis became the rule and the major incentive of small farmers to engage in commercial farming.
Cash cropping made also possible extensive monetarization of West Africa. This results in both favorable and unfavorable effects on the quality of the diet. In profoundly disrupted traditional societies, the diffusion of new consumption patterns was easier and faster.
It led to massive food imports of wheat, rice, sugar, alcohol, etc. Cash cropping was and still is practiced as a 'mining' agriculture, exhausting soils and deteriorating their fertility for extended periods of time. In the Sudanian and Sahelian zones cash cropping conflicted with the cultivation of grains because peak demands for labor were similar.
Tobacco grew very well in the early Thirteen British-American Colonies, this crop was especially prevalent in Virginia , people would immigrate to come work in the tobacco fields. With the population growing and money coming back into the economy, the colonies began to grow rapidly. Cash crops were one of the main reasons the United States is where it is today. Production of tobacco was one of the major reasons the early British-American Colonies grew as large as they did due to the influx of money into their economy.
By the year , the amount of tobacco sent from the Colonies to Great Britain totaled about 1. A little more north in Canada , the country works in the cash crop business as well. Cereal crops, forage, and oilseeds are big players in their economy.
Cereal crops are members of the grass family and are usually classified as starches such as wheat, barley, and oats. In August of , Canada exported Additionally, oilseeds are highly sought after in Canada to produce goods such as canola and flaxseed oil. Wherever people think they can make a profit they are more likely to attempt to exploit the use of cash crops.
Cash crops seem to be a magnet for those looking to make a profit. The Caribbean Islands are a great place to look to see the effects cash crops can have on societies. Soon after Europeans colonized these islands, it was discovered that sugarcane grew very well in this region. Originally the sugarcane industry was so profitable due to the use of slavery on the fields. This leads to the argument that cash crops led to the increase of slavery.
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