Agriculture Flashcards
What did Mao decide in 1950
Launch major agricultural policy
Main aim of land reform
To destroy gentry-landlord class
By 1952
Land reform had been completed
How much land redistributed
43% of land given to 60% of population
Households that took part
88%
1950-1952 what was agricultural production
15% per year
How many landlords executed
1-2 million
MATs- How many households
10 or less households and was voluntary
How many belonged to an MAT by 1952
40%
APCs- how many households
40-50 households
How were peasants compensated
With value of their land and labour
How many joined APCs
Not as popular. Only 14% (16.9 million) joined
Dec 1955 how many part of APCs
63% of households, 4% of those HAPCs
Grain production 1953-54
2%: disappointing
1956: membership of APCs
96%,
By the end of 1956, how many in HAPCs
88%
How much did grain production increase in 1957
1%
1958
All private farming abolished
Where was first commune established
Henan province in July 1958- named sputnik
How many communes
740,000 co-operatives turned into 26,000 communes
How many lived in communes
99%
Average size of communes
5500 households
1958-59 how many women working
90%
What campaign was launched in 1958
Four pests campaign
Lysenko’s ideas
Double planting, double ploughing, increased fertiliser
How many died in famine
Up to 30 million
Main reasons for famine
Lysenko’s ideas, exhaustion, lack of incentive, Lushan conference,
