What are problems with nij cultivation?

land became infertile, no other crop could not be grown due to plantation of indigo.

peasants wanted to cultivate productive crops, not indigo

Answer by krithika sakthivel,

Vadodara

a)Under nij cultivation the planters faced difficulty in expanding the area.

b)Indigo could be cultivated only on flat fertile land which was already densely

populated.

c)Only small plots scattered over the landscape could be re-acquired.

d)Planters needed large areas in compact blocks to cultivate indigo in large

plantations.

e)They tried to get the land on lease around the indigo factory by evicting the

peasants.

f) Labor was also not easy to mobilize:

g)A large plantation required numerous labors and his at a time of rice cultivation.

h)Nij cultivation on a large scale also required many ploughs and bullocks.

i)Purchasing and maintenance of these ploughs was a big problem nor could

the supplies be easily got from the peasants as their ploughs and bullocks

were busy working on their rice fields.

j)Planters were therefore reluctant to expand the area under nij cultivation.

Less than 25% of the land producing indigo was under this system.

Answer by-

Ritika