Industrial crop

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An industrial crop is a crop grown to produce goods, not food.

For example, to produce fibre for clothing. Some examples include flax, hemp, cotton, tobacco or silk. Fibre crops are amongst the most common industrial crops. They are different from cash crops as they do not supply to an industry