What were the problems of cultivating Indigo????

Blue Dye was in immense demand in Europe. This compelled the British to push the Indian farmers to produce more indigo instead of the food grains on their lands. This excess cultivation of indigo not only reduced the soil fertility but also made the food grains less available. Moreover, the commercial farming did not help the farmers to earn high profits. The poor farmers were unable to return the loans that were provided to them to begin the indigo farming. To pay back the loans, the peasants borrowed money from the money lenders and got trapped in the debt cycle. Above all the British authorities had given the plantation owners the free hand to oppress the farmers to secure the maximum production. Thus, the exploited peasants rose in revolt.

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 the problems of cultivating indigo was that the indian farmers were forced by the britishers to grow indigo instead of growing thier own crops . Due to this the farmers were having less food to eat and thier state revnew was also going down. tey sold the indigo in india at a very high rate but in thier own ountry that is europe they sold it at a less rate.

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FARMERS WERE FORCED BY THE BRITISHERS TO GROW INDIGO INSTED OF THEIR TRADITIONAL CROP,DUE TO THIS THE INDIANS WERE NOT GETTING MUCH FOOD.CULTIVATING INDIGO WAS HAD JOB AND BECAUSE INDIGO REQUIRED MORE NUTRIENTS,SOIL'S FERTILITY WAS LOST.

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