Explain how the following factors affect plantation farming. (a) Price fluctuation (b) Inadequate capital (c) Competition.

      

Explain how the following factors affect plantation farming.
a. Price fluctuation
b. Inadequate capital.
c. Competition.

  

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(a)Price fluctuation affects plantation farming.
?At times prices of commodities grow on plantations fluctuate leading to uncertainity in the
expected income.This discourages farmers from growing some crops.
?Sometimes the prices in the world market fail,leading to great lossess due to the dependence on
one crop,this may make it difficult to meet the production costs.
(b) In adequate capital.
?Plantation farming requires large capital outlay and sufficient funds to meet the recurrent
expenditure.
(c)Competition.
?There is stiff competition from other countries producing similar commodities,This has affected
the developing countries e.g. the coffee industry in Kenya.
monica20 answered the question on November 4, 2017 at 09:10


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