What were the reasons for the poverty of the peasant population in the XX century?

1. In the 20th century there were many conflicts: revolutions in different countries, two world wars. Large territories were devastated, and the peasants suffered losses.

2. The rapid development of industry at the beginning of the century led to the fact that the demand for handicraft products of the peasants greatly decreased. Manufactured goods are much cheaper than goods made by peasants, so they have lost one of their sources of income.

3. The appearance on the world market of cheap grains from America greatly reduced the income of the peasants.