Question

What steps did mao zedong take to increase food production?

Answer 1

The name of Mao Zedong implies talk about China. He was a chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the people's Republic of China.

Mao Launched the 'Great Leap Forward' . This aimed at mass mobilisation of labour to improve agricultural and industrial production.

People in commune gave up their ownerships of tools.

The communes provided all that was needed., including entertainment.

Answer 2

He allowed the government to take control of the agriculture.
He insisted on production of more grains
He insisted on protection from famines
He earned from exporting the productivities from China.
He encouraged self-sufficiency and asked people to cultivate food for themselves and for business.
He promoted free speech and criticism
He put into action "The great leap forward"
He promoted steel production and encouraged backyard steel factories, so that economy may rise and nobody starves.