Because it took so long to pick the seeds from the cotton, cotton was not considered a cash crop. After the invention of the cotton gin, people could grow cotton anywhere, even on land put aside for the crop rotation.
The food that led to a decrease in European famine during the Columbian exchange were peppers, peanuts, manioc, papayas, guavas, avocados, pineapples, and cacao In both areas these new foods .
