Question

Why did favor the settled cultivation over jhum cultivators?

Answer 1

Answer:

They wanted them to work like peasant cultivators as it was easy to control and administer the settled peasants. ... The British effort to settle jhum cultivators was not very successful for the following reasons: Plough cultivation was not successful in dry areas where water was scanty.

Answer 2

Explanation:

They wanted them to work like peasant cultivators as it was easy to control and administer the settled peasants.

The British effort to settle jhum cultivators was not very successful for the following reasons: Plough cultivation was not successful in dry areas where water was scanty.