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Why did Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms in China begin with farming?(1 point)
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The country was suffering severe food shortages.
The country was suffering severe food shortages.

The country had lots of unused land.
The country had lots of unused land.

The large majority of the population were farmers.
The large majority of the population were farmers.

The country had a shortage of farm workers.

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The large majority of the population were farmers.

Deng began with agriculture because most Chinese lived in the countryside and small changes (household responsibility system, allowing farmers to keep surplus) quickly raised productivity and incomes and eased food shortages.