Sharecropping's a system of agriculture or agricultural production in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crop produced on the land (for example, 50 percent of the crop). This shouldn't be confused with a crop fixed rent contract, in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a fixed amount of crop per unit of land (for example, 1 ton per hectare). Sharecropping has a long history and there're a wide range of different situations an… (More on Sharecroppers)