The state collective farm where they live, 62 miles north of here, has not paid them in six months.

He and his wife, who is at least 10 years younger, rent the land from a state farm.

In 1990 there were 221 collective and 117 state farms with an average of 350 to 400 workers each.

If state farms receive increased investment, little or no help is going to be left for private ones.

In the case of farm work, this was often carried out on state farms.

They can also buy fresh supplies at the nearby state farm.

The state farm split up into several smaller firms in the mid-1990s.

We don't have state farms producing wheat, so what's the difference?

Restructuring of former state farms has been an extremely slow process.

The building still exists and serves today as the headquarters of the state farm.

The state collective farm where they live, 62 miles north of here, has not paid them in six months.

He and his wife, who is at least 10 years younger, rent the land from a state farm.

In 1990 there were 221 collective and 117 state farms with an average of 350 to 400 workers each.

If state farms receive increased investment, little or no help is going to be left for private ones.

In the case of farm work, this was often carried out on state farms.

They can also buy fresh supplies at the nearby state farm.

The state farm split up into several smaller firms in the mid-1990s.

We don't have state farms producing wheat, so what's the difference?

Restructuring of former state farms has been an extremely slow process.

The building still exists and serves today as the headquarters of the state farm.