virgin land sceme Flashcards
1
Q
what was the aim?
A
-increase the aim of land to be cultivated
2
Q
whose rule did it come under?
A
khrushchevs
3
Q
how much land was given to wheat production?
was this increased?
A
1950- 96mil acres
increased to 165mil acres in 1964
4
Q
what was wrong with the soil?
A
overused, little attention payed to crop rotation, which resulted in reduction of soil fertility
5
Q
what was the long term impact?
A
productivity and production slowed down- problem in 1963 with the harvest- grain production fell to 107mil tons when the previous year it was 140 mil tons
