Which of these is not a commercial crop?

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Cotton

Maise

Wheat

Sugar

answer is B.

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Maise is not a commercial crop.
As the world's population and appetite for food increased over time, peasants widened their agricultural frontiers by reducing forests and clearing additional land. During the colonial era, farming developed rapidly due to various factors. To begin with, the British government encouraged the development of commercial crops, such as cotton and jute. They also encouraged the cultivation of sugar and wheat. Food grains were in high demand in nineteenth-century Europe because of the growing urban population and the necessity for raw materials for industrial production. Colonial rulers thought woodlands were unproductive at the start of the 19th century. Since the area might be used to create agricultural products and earn wealth, they were seen as wilderness that needed to be farmed.

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