Reichsnährstand
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The Reichsnährstand (RNST) was a government body set up in Nazi Germany to regulate food production.[1]
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Foundation
The Reichsnährstand was founded by the Reichsnahrstandsgesetz (decree) of 13 September 1933;[2] it was led by R. Walther Darré.[3]
Policies
The Reichsnährstand had legal authority over everyone involved in agricultural production and distribution. It attempted to interfere in the market for agricultural goods, using a complex system of orders, price controls, and prohibitions, through regional marketing associations.[2]
The Reichsnährstand's argument that Germany "needed" an additional 7-8 million hectares of farmland, and that consolidation of existing farms would displace many existing farmers who would need to work new land, influenced Hitler's decision to invade the Soviet Union.[4]
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