Agriculture Reforms Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Why did Khrushchev want to replace collective farms with state farms?
A
• Increase size of personal plots
—> sell surplus
• More pay for collective farms
—> farmers incomes doubled 1952-58
2
Q
What was the Virgin lands scheme?
A
6million areas of land brought under areas of cultivation in Siberia and Kazakhstan
—> 120,000 areas provided
3
Q
What happened to MTS?
A
Abolished as peasants hated them
4
Q
What was Agrogoda?
A
Collective farms increased in size
—> Large agro-industrial villages
5
Q
Maize was planted on a massive scale
A
Aka Maize mania
—> benefited animals
