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Why the british encouraged the cultivation of indigo in india

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Answered by shraddha33204
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Britain needed indigo because it produced a rich blue after dyeing the clothes. the existing markets like america and west indies collapsed. Britain wanted a new market to cultivate indigo to fullfill its demand in britain so it started cultivation in Indai, as indian climatic conditions were favourable for indigo cultivation.

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Answered by neelamsonkar555
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Explanation:

The British encouraged the cultivation of indigo in India because the indigo demand was expand very much in the regions of Britain. Britain needs another region to fulfill the demand of indigo and for this the Britishers turns to India as the climatic conditions was good in India. After growing indigo in india the percentage of indigo increased too much.

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