- Introduced a lower quota for collective farms and higher prices for goods produced outside the quota
- Lead to 250% increase in incomes in 1952-1956
Increase efficiency
- Invest in equipment and fertilisers
- By 1955 there was a 30% increase in the number of tractors
Virgin Land Scheme
- The aim was to increase soviet agricultural production
- They went about this by expanding their farmlands
- 33 million hectares were ploughed
- 1000s komosol members sent
- Poor living conditions - many ended up leaving
The corn campaign
- Khrushchev believed that corn was the miracle crop that would help beat the USA
- The plan was to produce more than the US in 1960
Successes/failures
- Overall increase by 35.3%
- Led to more food available which improved living conditions
- Needed more money to fully modernise agriculture
- Didn't beat the US which was embarrassing for Khrushchev
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