Crop facts for kids

Fields of crops, growing in England

Crops are living plants grown by farmers. Most crops are foods such as grain, vegetables, or fruit. Some crops are for drugs, such as quinine, or fibers such as cotton, or other materials such as rubber or wood. Farms are usually made to grow just one kind of crop. Crops are domesticated plants, most of which have been selected to improve their size, taste and other qualities. Many crops are farmed in monoculture.

Growing crops is a part of agriculture.

Images for kids

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  Domesticated plants

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  Crops drying in a home in Punjab, India

See also

In Spanish: Producto agrícola para niños