Question

why did british started to cultivate indigo in India?

Answer 1

Answer:

The British forced Indian farmers to grow indigo because growing indigo had become profitable in backdrop of its high demand in Europe.

Explanation:

Indigo planting in Bengal dated back to 1777 when Louis Bonnard , a Frenchman introduced it to the Indians. He was the first indigo planter of Bengal. ... With the Nawabs of Bengal under British power, indigo planting became more and more commercially profitable because of the demand for blue dye in Europe.

Answer 2

Answer:

Because they were cash crops which was very expensive in europe in those days this lead to grow only cash crops which farmers could not use in any way and sell this to British in low rates they could not grow food crops

Explanation:

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