Question

The British encouraged the _______ of Indian agriculture by making farmers grow cash crops in place of food crops​

Answer 1

In the given sentence, the blank can be filled by the word commercialization.

• The British tactfully made the farmers of India believe that they can earn more wealth by growing commercial crops such as jute, sugar, cotton etc.
• In fact, before the British rule started, India was one of the leading producers of agricultural products like rice.
• The British started commercialization of the Indian agriculture by luring the farmers to the wealth they can get by growing cash crops rather than food crops.