Khrushchev's Agriculture

Question 1

What was the Virgin Lands Scheme?

Answer 1

When Khrushchev tried to increase production by farming in lands that were not previously used for agriculture.

Question 2

How many tractors were provided by the state for this?

Answer 2

Over 120 000

Question 3

What happened to collectives?

Answer 3

Increased in size to become agro-industrial villages

Question 4

What happened to prices for state procurement?

Answer 4

Increased

Question 5

What happened to compulsory seizures?

Answer 5

They were replaced with planned state purchases

Question 6

What happened to fertiliser production?

Answer 6

Increased by 19 million tonnes

Question 7

What happened to food production?

Answer 7

Increased by 51%

Question 8

Did fertiliser production meet it target?

Answer 8

No it was 3.5 million short

Question 9

Productivity?

Answer 9

Very low.

Question 10

What happened to the 1959 grain production target in Kazakhstan?

Answer 10

It was not met leading to shoetages in crops which led to shortages in animal food which led to millions of slaughtered lifestock

Question 11

Grain needed to be imported from which country?

Answer 11

The US