Answer:
In
the colonial period, cultivation expanded for a variety of reasons. These are
(i) In Europe, food grains were needed to feed the growing urban
population. The demand for wheat increased largely in the 19th century.
(ii) The colonial rulers considered the expansion of cultivation
as a sign of progress.
(iii) The British government directly encouraged the production
of commercial crops, like Jute, sugar, wheat and cotton to get more profit.
(iv) Europe needed raw materials for industrial production.
(v) In the early 19th century, the colonial state
thought that forests were unproductive so forests had to
be brought under cultivation and land could yield agricultural products and
revenue. In this way the income of the state enhanced.
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