what is corn law?why was abolish?

Corn law :  The late 19th century population growth had increased in Britain. As urban centers expanded                              and industry grew, the demand for agricultural products went up, pushing up food grain prices.                          Under pressure from landed groups, the govt. restricted the import of corn. This was                                            commonly  known as corn law.  

It was abolised because:-

1) The industrialists and urban dwellers forced the abolition of corn law.

2) Food could be imported into Britain more cheaply than it could be produced within the country.

3) British agriculture was unable to compete with the imports.

 The Corn Laws were trade laws designed to protect cereal producers in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland against competition from less expensive foreign imports between 1815 and 1846.

The end of the Corn Laws in 1846 – the high prices they set before foreign grain could be imported had been reduced twice previously – is one of the great watersheds of British history.

the laws allowing government to restrict the import of corn were mainly known as ' 'corn laws ' '. Industrialists and urban dwellers forced to abolish corn laws. After the Corn Laws were scrapped, food could be imported into Britain more cheaply than it could be produced within the country. British agriculture was unable to compete with imports. Vast areas of land were now left uncultivated, and thousands of men and women were thrown out of work. They flocked to the cities or migrated overseas