Gorbachev Farm Policy Challenged;Rival on Politburo Praises Collectives From: The Washington Post | Date: March 13, 1989| Author: William Drozdiak | Copyright 1989 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

A new confrontation appears to be shaping up between President Mikhail Gorbachev and his conservative rival Yegor Ligachev over the Soviet leader's proposals to lease land directly to farmers and reduce the state's control over agriculture.

Ligachev, the Kremlin's man in charge of agriculture, returned this weekend from a three-day visit to Czechoslovakia, where he praised the collective farming system and questioned the need for the changes advocated by Gorbachev.

Ligachev's ...

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