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Home Food Production Policy. Memorandum by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries: I. The Basis and Conditions of Increased Production; II. The Proposed Production Policy.

1 Dec 1939

8 understand, it should give as much latitude to farmers as possible so that it can be applied to the different circumstances and systems of hundreds of thousands of farms, and it should be one which can be pursued without violent changes over a period of years. (3) The extent to which land can be ploughed up so as to increase production depends on (a) farmers having more money (in cash or credit) to finance the extra production; (b) an adequate incentive for the farmer to change his farming system and to increase production.
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB74
Document Reference
CAB 74/10/6
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 74/10
Former Department Reference
FP(O)(Sub)(39) 2
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab74.000010.006
Keywords
Agricultural Equipment Agricultural Production Agricultural Workers Agriculture Animal Feed Barley Beets Cattle Cereals Farmers Food Supplies Imports Land Usage Livestock Nutrition Oats Overseas Trade Pigs Ploughing Ploughing-up Campaign Potatoes Poultry Public Morale Sheep Sugar Vegetables Wheat
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Official Sub-Committee on Food Policy
Pages
9
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Food Production Sub-Committee. Meeting 1(39) Papers 1(39) - 3(39)
Themes
Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply