The sunflower plant is grown as a cash crop throughout the world. The cash crops are grown in high yield and are used to earn money. These crops help earn money, so they are called cash crops. The sunflower is an oil yielding crop, and its seeds have a lot of oil that is used for many purposes, such as vegetable oils. The seeds of sunflowers are also used as a source of nutritive value. These seeds are exported to low yielding countries from high yielding countries and help to improve the economy of the growing country.