Danish agricultural reforms (patronage)
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The Danish agricultural reforms were a series of late 18th-century changes to land tenure and farming practices that modernized rural Denmark by promoting peasant rights, consolidating fields, and increasing agricultural productivity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danish agricultural reforms | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agrarian reform
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historical event ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
improve agricultural efficiency
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increase state revenue from agriculture ⓘ rationalize land use ⓘ secure peasants’ use rights to land ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction | rural Denmark ⓘ |
| country | Denmark ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
growth of commercial farming
ⓘ
higher grain output ⓘ improved land productivity ⓘ |
| field |
agricultural history
ⓘ
economic history of Denmark ⓘ |
| followedBy | 19th-century Danish agricultural modernization ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
emphasis on peasant security of tenure
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focus on rational land use ⓘ influenced by Enlightenment ideas ⓘ state-led reform ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
change in farming practices
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consolidation of fields ⓘ increased agricultural productivity ⓘ modernization of rural Denmark ⓘ promotion of peasant rights ⓘ reduction of traditional communal field systems ⓘ reorganization of land ownership ⓘ strengthening of individual farmsteads ⓘ transition toward market-oriented agriculture ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late absolutist monarchy in Denmark ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Danish crown
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Danish landowning elite ⓘ |
| involved |
changes in corvée labor arrangements
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encouragement of enclosure-like consolidation ⓘ introduction of more intensive farming methods ⓘ legal changes to peasant obligations ⓘ redistribution of land plots ⓘ surveying and mapping of fields ⓘ |
| location | Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
agriculture
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land tenure ⓘ peasant rights ⓘ |
| partOf | Danish Enlightenment-era reforms ⓘ |
| precededBy | traditional open-field system in Denmark ⓘ |
| socialImpact |
alteration of landlord–peasant relations
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strengthening of independent peasant farmers ⓘ weakening of traditional village communities ⓘ |
| startTime | late 18th century ⓘ |
| temporalContext | Age of Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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