Answer:
The
farmers of Bihar and Bengal were unwilling to grow opium because
(i) Opium had to be grown on the lands
where pulses were grown.
(ii) Farmers were poor, didn't own land to cultivate opium. They had to
pay rent.
(iii) The cultivation of opium was difficult as the plant
was delicate and spend hours in nurturing it.
(iv) The price paid to cultivators for the opium was very
low.
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