What do you mean by Kolkhoz? How did it begin? Explain its features.

Explanation

Kolkhoz is the name for collective farming in Soviet Union.
It was introduced in erstwhile Soviet Union to improve upon the inefficiency of previous inethods of agriculture and to boost agricultural production for self sufficiency
Its features :
(i) This type of farming is based on social ownership of the means of production and collective labour.
(ii) The farmers pool in all their resources | like land, livestock and labour
(iii) Yearly targets are set by the government and the price is also to the state at fixed prices.
(iv) Members are paid according to the nature of the work alloted to them by the farm management.