Question

How were indian farmers forced to grow opium by the british?

Answer 1

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⭐The Indian farmers were reluctant to grow opium because of the following reasons➡➡

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↔First The crop had to be grown on the best land, on the fields that lay near the villages and were well minored.

↔ Second Many cultivators owned no land. To cultivate opium they had to pay rent and lease land from landlords and the rent charged on good lands near the villages was very high.

↔Third The cultivation of opium was a difficult process. The plant was delicate and cultivators had to spend long hours nurturing it.

↔Fourth, the price which the government paid to the cultivators for the opium they produced was very low.