Editing Plantation (section)

=== Tree plantations ===
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Tree plantations, in the United States often called [[tree farm]]s, are established for the commercial production of timber or tree products such as [[palm oil]], [[coffee]], or [[rubber]]. 

[[Teak]] and bamboo plantations in India have given good results and an alternative crop solution to farmers of central India, where conventional farming was widespread. But due to the rising input costs of agriculture, many farmers have done teak and bamboo plantations, which require very little water (only during the first two years). Teak and bamboo have legal protection from theft. Bamboo, once planted, gives output for 50 years till flowering occurs. Teak requires 20 years to grow to full maturity and fetch returns.

These may be established for watershed or soil protection. They are established for erosion control, landslide stabilization, and windbreaks. Such plantations are established to foster native species and promote forest regeneration on degraded lands as a tool of [[environmental restoration]].

[[File:Sugar cane workers resting 1a34016v.jpg|thumb|Sugar cane workers in [[Puerto Rico]], 1941]]