Why did European countries pressurize their governments to ban indigo?

Indigo was expensive to import.

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Indigo was hard to cultivate in temperate regions.

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An indegenious crop like woad which could suffice the same purpose as indigo faced immense competition from indigo.

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Using indigo was against some religious practices.

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The correct option is C An indegenious crop like woad which could suffice the same purpose as indigo faced immense competition from indigo.
Woad was grown in northern Italy, southern France and in parts of Germany and Britain. Worried by the competition from indigo, woad producers in Europe pressurised their governments to ban the import of indigo.

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