Question

How did bad harvest affect people ?

Answer 1

Harvest failures, high food prices and hunger all shaped the course of the French Revolution, particularly for the working classes. Agriculture dominated France’s domestic economy, accounting for around 75 percent of all production and 70 percent of land use. Freehold peasant farmers owned around 40 percent of agricultural land. The remainder was owned by thenobility (25 percent), bourgeoisie (25 percent) and the church (10 percent), who distributed it as tenancies. Agricultural production in 18th century France had changed little since the Middle Ages. Farming was still labour intensive, carried out by hand or with beasts of burden. Little was known of agronomy or fertilisation. The soil was replenished with manure and periodically rested. This meant that productivity was poor and crop yields were low. Farmers also were susceptible to weather events they could not predict and pests or crop diseases they could not control.


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