Another important aim of the Battle was to improve health by reducing malaria, which was an issue due to the wildlife populating the marshlands.
Private landowners were made to cooperate with drainage schemes and other projects via the landholder association, which determined contributions.
The Battle created thousands of jobs during the depression, and resulted in the creation of new towns for show pieces – Latina and Sabaudia – as well as reclamation of 80,000 hectares of land from the years 1928 to 1938.
Southern landowners who were unable to make great enough contributions in terms of finance, stock or employment had their land expropriated, albeit rarely.
[3] The Fascist regime achieved nothing in the way of land redistribution, which was, in any event, inconsistent with the central thrust of the higher-profile Battle for Grain.