farming

Question 1

what state was the agricultural industry in before the great war?

Answer 1

not very good, britain was not self seficiant and most of our food was imported from abroad

Question 2

what develepments took place too ‘plug in the gaps’ in the farming workforce?

Answer 2

government introduced the womens land army - 1917 which adverticed farm work as enjoyable and easy encouraging many women to join up
government also passed the corn production act - 1917 which prommised a high price for home grown cereals such as weat and oats

Question 3

what early actions where taken by the government in an atempt to maintain food supply?

Answer 3

• promosing farmers a higher price for crops which encouraged them to grow more
• encouraging the public to eat less and not waste food throgh propiganda
• indroducing meatless wednesdays and fridays

Question 4

by how much had food prices rissen in 1917?

Answer 4

32%

Question 5

why did farming go into decline after the great war

Answer 5

partly to do with foriegn competition with cheap inported food becoming more popular

Question 6

what was introduced to maintain prices and production post war

Answer 6

Agriculture act of 1920 however this was abandoned in 1921 due to the poor state of the economy

Question 7

what happened when the government stopped all financial help to farmers?

Answer 7

prices for agricultural goods fell at the same time and most farmworkers either lost their jobs or had wages cut