Question

What were the 3 problems with nij cultivation?

Answer 1

1) land became infertile, no other crop could not be grown due to plantation of indigo. peasants wanted to cultivate productive crops, not indigo 

2) indigo could be cultivated only on flat fertile land which was already densely populated 

3)Only small plots scattered over the landscape could be re-acquired. 

4)Planters needed large areas in compact blocks to cultivate indigo in large plantations

5) They tried to get the land on lease around the indigo factory by evicting the peasants

6)labours was also not easy to mobilize

Answer 2

Answer:

(a) land became infertile, no other crop could not be grown due to plantation of indigo. (c) Under nij cultivation the planters faced difficulty in expanding the area. (d)Indigo could be cultivated only on flat fertile land which was already densely populated