The international demand for indigo was affected by the discovery of __________.
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(a) Growers of woad in Europe saw ___________ as a crop which would provide competition to their earnings.
(b) The demand for indigo increased in the late-eighteenth-century Britain because of ____________.
(c) The international demand for indigo was affected by the discovery of ___________.
(d) The Champaran movement was against ______________.
How is the demand for a good affected by a rise in the prices of other goods? Explain.
Mahatma Gandhi in 1917 undertook a Satyagraha against the British policy of forcing farmers to grow Indigo plant. Indigo derived from the Indigo plant was used in the textile industry to impart a blue color to fibres.
What type of a substance is Indigo?
In 2010, Russia was affected by a significant draught. Russia is a major producer and exporter of several agricultural commodities. As a result of the draught, Russia reduced some of its agricultural exports. In the context of the world supply/demand model for the affected agricultural commodities, we should observe: