Question

Three reasons why the indian farmers were unwilling to grow opium in their farms

Answer 1

- Indian farmers were reluctant to grow opium because it required extremely fertile soil and was a difficult crop to grow, requiring more care. It took up the fields that could be utilized for growing pulses, and the time taken in opium production meant that the farmers could pay little or no attention to the other.Indian farmers were reluctant to grow opium due to the following factors: (i) First, the crop had to begrown on the best available land, on fields that lay near villages and were well-manured. On this land, peasants usually produced pulses. If they planted opium on this land, then pulses could not be grownthere