Evaluation Of Agricultural Reforms Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
What were the positives?
A
• Farmers income doubled 1952-58
• Food production increased 51% 1953-58
—> 82.5m to 103m tonnes of grain
• Raised profile of agriculture
2
Q
What was the failure of the Agrogoda & MTS?
A
Agrogoda - Unpopular with peasants as they felt divorced from their land
MTS - popular initially but peasants incapable of buying adequate machinery
3
Q
Why was productivity low?
A
Unhappy peasants
Underinvestment
—> poor roads/ storage facilities
4
Q
Why did the Virgin land scheme fail?
A
Land was not fertile; too dry not suitable for growing grain
USSR had to import grain from North America due to this
