Compare export-oriented plantations with subsistence farming in terms of labor and outputs.

• A. Plantations use wage labor and produce for export; subsistence farming uses family labor mainly for local consumption.
• B. Plantations use family labor for local markets; subsistence farming uses wage labor for export.
• C. Plantations rely on capital-intensive inputs for local consumption; subsistence farming uses mechanized methods for exports.
• D. Plantations produce primarily for local consumption; subsistence farming is export-oriented.

Answer: (A)

Export-oriented plantations rely on wage labor and produce crops for export, meaning large-scale, cash-crop farming that serves distant or international markets and hires workers for pay. Subsistence farming, on the other hand, is usually small-scale and rooted in the family, with the main goal of feeding the household and local community rather than selling abroad. The outputs are typically consumed locally rather than produced for export. This combination of hired labor and export focus versus family labor and local consumption is what makes this option the best fit. The other descriptions mix up who does the work or where the crops are intended to go, which doesn’t match the real-world distinction between these two farming systems.