Research On Chairman Mao's Thoughts And Practice On Agricultural Economy

Chairman Mao's thoughts on agricultural economy are concluded in his economic thoughts on economy, which are the most important parts of his scientific theoretical system. As early as the democratic revolution period, after investigating in countryside, Chairman Mao had already figured out that agriculture should be paid more attention. After the victory in 1949, we faced a situation that full-scale construction was under way. How to develop national economy, to solve problems about people's daily lives, and how to solve problems of developing agriculture? These were the very things that laid before Chairman Mao which should be solved quickly and effectively. Therefore, a series of thoughts on agriculture came gradually into life which used Soviet Russia's experience for reference. Mainly on:Firstly, taking agriculture as foundation. Based on national complexion, Chairman Mao emphasized that agriculture was the basis of national economy, which went before industry.Secondly, modernized agriculture. He emphasized on achieving modernized science and technology, modernized man, and scientific management in agriculture.Thirdly, developing science and technology in agriculture. Chairman Mao was broadly regarded as an expert of agricultural technology by other experts. He valued scientific and technological methods, and tried positively to apply them in agriculture. He also had his own views on soil, irrigation and other aspects.Chairman Mao's delve on national agriculture was way-making, it did great help in practice during that historical period. But we can not request too much, some of his viewpoints were only initiative and limited. However, his thoughts have an important directing effect on solving problems in agriculture during socialist period, and somehow provide theoretical basis and practice experience for the formation of Deng Xiaoping's theory on building a characterized socialist agricultural economy of China.