DMPQ: How did British colonial rule affect Indian agriculture? ( History)

 

  1. Commercialisation of Indian agriculture.
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  • A new class of landlords emerged that rented the land to farmers.
  • Class of Moneylenders became the part of agriculture which destroyed the self sustained village unit.
  • Loss of patronage to handicraft industry added another pressure on Indian land.
  • Support from the ruling class in case of loss of crop was negligible which added misery to the sector.
  • Permanent revenue settlement discouraged investment in agriculture.
  • Cash crops got precedence over food crops which led to frequent famine and no support from ruling class made the situation more worse.
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