Question

why did land under cultivation increase during colonial rule ? give reason ?

Answer 1

because the colons wanted to earn more an more money that is why land under cultivation increased during colonial rule .. they forced peasants to grow indigo and opium for their profits

Answer 2

Land under cultivation increase during colonial rule for a variety of reasons including:

1. The growing urban population: the demand for food (particularly for wheat) increased to feed the growing population of Europe.

2. Need for raw materials: the British government to satisfy their need for raw material promoted commercial crops such as sugar, cotton, jute, and indigo.

3. Unproductive forests: the colonial government in the early 19th century thought that forests were unproductive. Therefore, in order to assure revenue for the state, the wasteland had to be brought under cultivation. This brought of 6.7 million hectares of the land under cultivation.