Nij sultivation system became problem for British planters. How?
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The Problem With Nij Cultivation
It was difficult to expand area under nij cultivation, because indigo could be cultivated only on fertile land, and almost all fertile lands were occupied with food grains and other crops that Indians needed. So the planters tried to remove peasants from the areas near indigo factories, which naturally led to tension and conflicts.
Another problem was of labour availability; huge indigo plantations needed many labourers, and that too in the same season when peasants were busy cultivating rice, their staple diet.
Lastly, cultivating indigo also needed a large number of ploughs and bullocks, which either the poor farmers didn't have, or were busy in the rice fields.
It was difficult to expand area under nij cultivation, because indigo could be cultivated only on fertile land, and almost all fertile lands were occupied with food grains and other crops that Indians needed. So the planters tried to remove peasants from the areas near indigo factories, which naturally led to tension and conflicts.
Another problem was of labour availability; huge indigo plantations needed many labourers, and that too in the same season when peasants were busy cultivating rice, their staple diet.
Lastly, cultivating indigo also needed a large number of ploughs and bullocks, which either the poor farmers didn't have, or were busy in the rice fields.
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