why did the British Force Indian farmers to grow commercial crops
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British force Indian farmers to grow commercial crops because :-
By growing commercial crops they get more profit. But farmers don't like to grow commercial crops. Due to this they increase their loan so that they grow commercial crops to pay their loan.
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Answer:
To collect higher revenue from the Indian Zamindars and peasants, British forced Indian farmers to grow commercial crops.
Explanation:
Cash crops or commercial crops like cotton, sugarcane, coffee, tea, jute, opium and indigo were highly in demand in Europe. With the supply of more such type of commercial crops, British had made good amount of money and they forced farmers from Bengal, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra and Madras to produce high quantity of these type of crops.