Battle for Grain
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The Battle for Grain was a major Fascist Italian agricultural policy initiative launched by Benito Mussolini in the 1920s to boost domestic wheat production and reduce reliance on foreign imports.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle for Grain canonical | 7 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fascist policy
ⓘ
agricultural policy ⓘ economic campaign ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Italian Peninsula
ⓘ
Italian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Italian colonies
|
| country | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
distortion of agricultural priorities
ⓘ
economic inefficiency ⓘ propagandistic character ⓘ |
| discouragedActivity |
cultivation of other crops
ⓘ
import of foreign grain ⓘ |
| effect |
benefits for large landowners
ⓘ
increase in Italian wheat output ⓘ limited success in achieving full grain self-sufficiency ⓘ pressure on small farmers ⓘ reduction in crop diversity ⓘ rise in food prices ⓘ |
| encouragedActivity | cultivation of wheat ⓘ |
| endTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| government | Fascist regime in Italy ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
centralized state planning
ⓘ
militarization of agriculture ⓘ nationalist rhetoric ⓘ |
| hasItalianName | “Battaglia del grano” ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Fascist consolidation of power in Italy
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Italian Ministry of Agriculture
ⓘ
National Fascist Party ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | concerns about wartime food security ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| leader | Benito Mussolini ⓘ |
| mainGoal |
achieve autarky in food supply
ⓘ
increase domestic wheat production ⓘ reduce dependence on imported grain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fascist economic policy in Italy
ⓘ
Mussolini’s autarky campaigns ⓘ |
| policyType |
agricultural modernization campaign
ⓘ
protectionist policy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle for Births
ⓘ
Battle for Land ⓘ |
| slogan | “Wheat is gold of Italy” ⓘ |
| startTime | 1925 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1920s Italy ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
agronomic research and experimentation
ⓘ
land reclamation projects ⓘ mechanization incentives ⓘ price supports for wheat ⓘ propaganda campaigns ⓘ subsidies for wheat farmers ⓘ tariffs on grain imports ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battaglia del grano