Practice of Lysenkoism

China // 1958 - 1962 {g/u}
A result of Mao's lack of faith in peasants. Lysenkoism is a technique for growing super crops such as rice and wheat. The eradication of pests was a form of Lysenkoism. Peasants were rewarded for targetting sparrows which led to a massive increase in insects that destroy grain crops. Lysenkoism was one of the factors in the Great Famine.