8 point agricultural constitution

• Damaged the structure of the soil
• A more scientific approach to improving crop yields
• Instructions to plant crops closer together and plough soil deeper and closer
• Mao placed faith in the soviet agriculture expert Trofim Lysenko even though his theories were proved wrong - he was determined to match the soviets
• Initially people were enthusiastic due to Maos propaganda - Mao promised a better future ’catch the stars and the moon‘ ‘peoples communes are good’
• General steel - planners spoke of the two soldiers that would lead the nation to victory ‘general steel‘ and ‘general grain’