1. Why were Indian farmer reluctant to
grow opium?
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Why were Indian farmers reluctant to grow opium? Ans. (i) The Indian farmers were reluctant to grow opium because the opium had to be grown on the best ...
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The Indian farmers were not willing to divert their best fields for opium cultivation because it would have resulted in poor production cereals and pulses. Many cultivators did not own land. For opium cultivation, they had to lease land from landlords and pay rent. The cultivation of opium was a difficult process and time consuming. This would have left little time for the farmers to care for other crops. The government paid very low price for the opium which made it an unprofitable proposition.
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