Question

what changes occured in west punjab as a part of global agricultural economy?

Answer 1

a) The British Indian government built a network of irrigation canal to transform semi-desert wastes into fertile agricultural lands that could grow wheat and cotton for export.
b) The canal colonies, as the areas irrigated by the new canals were called, were settled by peasants from other parts of Punjab.

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