3. Bamboo
Price per pound: $30 – $100
Growing bamboo, that ranks 3rd on our list of most profitable crops in the world, is a very lucrative business, but you need to think ahead about the end product and potential market. If your target market is biomass industry, you would need large-scale cultivation which is not the case if you decide to focus on furniture and handicrafts.

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