Which farming method involves the plantation of a single crop over large tracts of land?

Shifting cultivation

Peer farming

Plantation farming

Horticulture

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C. Plantation farming

Plantation farming is characterized by growing a single major cash crop on large areas, integrating agricultural and industrial practices.

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