Results Of Agri Change Flashcards
What happened to cereal production
-1952 82m tons
-1961-64 132m tons
What happened to meat production
-1952 5.2m tons
-1953-56 6.3m tons
-1961-64 9.1m tons
What was a downside to some of the new measures
-new measures failed encourage peasants put more effort into work on collectives + state farms
What occurred with communal farms
-some attempt to increase time spent on communals
-private plots continued provide half peasant income + 30% produce sold - but priv plots only 3% of total cultivated area
What was the result of the new pricing system
-new pricing system failed as state officials altered prices
-farmers found it difficult plan ahead + party officials interference in farm management brought grumbling + reduced peasant output
What happened to prices of goods
-goods in short supply so prices up
-protest Novocherkassk 1962 against high food price with crowds breaking into city soviet HQs + 24 killed when troops called
Why was virgin lands less successful in the long terms
-climactic conditions weren’t considered
-land worked too intensively without crop rotation leading to land erosion so soil rapidly infertile
What happened 1963
-bad harvest 1963
-Khrushchev turned to importing grain - hugely embracing
What was the result of the growth in maize production
-crops like maize often grown in unsuitable soil + to the detriment of much needed wheat
How did Khrushchev impact agri overall
-first leader show major interest in agri
-huge efforts to integrate rural areas into party structure increasing rural representation in party at local + senior level
How did the press react
-Soviet controlled press devoted pages to exalting new initiatives
What were the overall results
-overall results very mixed
-Khrushchev’s Russia a time of too many initiatives with insufficient thought
