TURKISH REFORMS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 378, 9 March 1937, Page 7

TURKISH REFORMS.

New Form of Rural Life Proposed.

A new fortm of rural organisation is to emerge from the reforms planned by the Turkish Government. A number of “combinates” will be called into being which will collectively own up-to-date agricultural equipment as Well a-s irrigation works of limited scope. Although of evident Russian origin, the term “combinate,” which now in Turkey serves to designate such big [ State-owned enterprises as combine [ several complementary industries in 1 one, does not imply that these rural units will have anything in common with Russian agricultural collectivism. In fact, another part of the reform is to give the Turkish peasant. ! individual ownership of land. There will, at the beginning, be 1000 “combinates.” If, in the course , of four years, this system proves ,

satisfactory, It will be extended. Together with, it goes a largescale irrigation scheme, and the decision to nationalise all forests, in order to preserve and Increase their superficiality. To meet this expenditure the Prime Minister, Ismet Inonu, has announced his intention of asking for a total credit of £17,000,000. By this means the Government hopes to further the prosperity of the rural class. The improvement observed in late years, it is stated, is due solely to the advance of prices'. In a recent speech, the Prime Minister contrasted production in Turkey with that in Denmark and in Holland, where, owing to better metlioa.s, the yield is three and a half times greater than in Turkey.