Not OP, but thought this link to Hungary's attempts at collective farming might be relevant [1]. Being Hungarian, I've heard many anecdotal stories lamenting t

Not OP, but thought this link to Hungary's attempts at collective farming might be relevant [1]. Being Hungarian, I've heard many anecdotal stories lamenting the abolishment of that system, to the detriment of small land owners. (In general, in the post-socialist economy, nothing seems to have taken its place, leading to obvious problems of scale and access to equipment.) The last sentence in the article is quite shocking, though unattributed: > By 1989, Hungary's total annual agricultural output was larger than that of France. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivization_in_Hungary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivization_in_Hungary