A permanent crop is one produced from plants which last for many seasons, rather than being replanted after each harvest.
Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the and for long periods. The land need not need replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee and rubber.
In Asia the most important permanent crops are coffee, fruits and nuts.
While in Europe, permanent crops account for 9% of organic agricultural land. More than half of this land is used for lives, followed by fruits, nuts and grapes.
Permanent croplands, such as vineyards and fruit and nut orchids, are touted as investment vehicles likely to produce annual returns as high as 25%, primarily through annual income.
Permanent crops’ growing stock depreciates over time as the plantings mature and get closer to replacement age.
Permanent crops
The most popular articles
-
Vanilla is grown within 10-20 degrees of the equator. Most of the world's vanilla production is concentrated in a handful of Indian Ocea... -
Technology, Land of Agriculture and People How does the succession of various agricultural technology clusters since the early 19th centu... -
Aquaculture occurs in these general environments. They are divided into: *Warmwater aquaculture *Coldwater aquaculture *Mariculture or ma...
-
Offshore fish farming, or open ocean aquaculture, represents a significant innovation in mariculture, where fish farms are situated in deepe... -
Buckwheat, belonging to the Polygonaceae family and Fagopyrum genus, is an annual dicotyledonous crop known for its broad leaves that can re...