Agriculture in Hallad

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Agriculture in Hallad is run on the basis of collective and cooperative farming. All farms in the nation are required to be part of a collective or cooperative. All of these are represented by the Halladi farmers' union, the Collectivist Union.

Collectivization of Halladi agriculture was a mostly voluntary process, but intitially a land reform program was used. After the Halladi Revolution, 95% of the land was controlled by the white minority. In most cases, the land was taken and distributed to Halladi peasants who were encouraged to form collective farms. Indeed, many did, and collectivization was generally considered a success in Hallad. Few white land owners retained their claims and many moved to Hallad's urban areas or left the nation.

Cooperative Farming

In Halladi cooperatives, farmers pool their resources for cooperation in certain areas. The main fields of cooperation are:

  • Agricultural supply cooperatives - purchase of supplies (seeds, fertilizers, etc.) and services,
  • Agricultural marketing cooperative - transformation, packaging, distribution and marketing of produce.

It is sometimes referred to as agricultural cooperation, although the latter term may have a non-specialized meaning of "cooperation in the area of agriculture."

Collective Farming

In Halladi cooperatives, farmers pool their resources for cooperation in all areas. Collective farms are run democratically, and official represented by the Collectivist Union. They are required to meet a quota that is sufficient in feeding the farmers and others. Because of this, they are often given top of the line farming equipment for free or a extreme discount. Collective farmers grow their own food and are payed more for farming beyond their quotas.

The Collectivist Union

The Collecitist Union is an organization which watches over rural Hallad, making sure it functions properly. It has a political wing, the Collectivist Party of Hallad, and is operated by rural politicians, collective farmers, and other rural Halladis. The main job of the Collectivist Union is to ensure all collective farms are producing their quotas. And, if a farm is struggling to reach its quota, it will step in and investigate. If it is found that the farmers are genuinly trying to reach their quota, they will do either of two things. First they will petition the government to lessen the quota for that farm, to ease the stress on the farmers. Secondly, they will allocate them surplus from other farms to help make up for the loss, temporarily. If that is not enough, they will ask that the government step in to either provide subsididies (an action which is rarely taken) or to take control of the farm.


Hallad2.png The Workers’ Republic of Hallad Hallad2.png
Main article: Hallad
Characters: Hasan Muhammad, Rashid Hassan, Mustafa Fenris, Musab al Sadr, James Cross
Government and politics: Government, Bill of rights, National Workers' Assembly, Solidarity Bloc, True Directorate, Collectivist Party, Halladi Socialism, First Halladi Civil War, Homat el Diyar
Economy: Halladi Nationalized Arms Manufacturing, Tamil-Ukana, Agriculture in Hallad, Public Sector of Hallad
Military: Halladi Red Army, Halladi Red Navy, Halladi Red Air Force, Republican Guard, W.P.A., Frontier Corps, Workers' and Peasants' Army, HAP-1 Automatic Pistol, HAR-1A Assault Rifle, Halladi-Hattian Conflict, Halladi-Shessaran War
Miscellaneous: Erse, Federated Directorate (defunct), Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera International, Halladi Desert, Education in Hallad