CBSE Class 11-commerce Answered
Commercialisation of Agriculture: Commercialisation of agriculture means the shift from cultivation for self-consumption to cultivation for the market. Here, farmers were forced to sell their produce in the market.Farmers were forced to produce cash crops which were used by British industries.
Low Productivity: Low levels of technology, lack of basic irrigation facilities, use of low quality and negligible fertilisers affected agricultural productivity. The cultivators had no money or incentive to invest in agriculture.
Lack of Investment: India’s agricultural sector faced scarcity of investment. The zamindars and the colonial government did nothing to improve the agricultural sector. The farmers neither had the money, technology nor incentive to invest in agriculture.