Egyptian authorities knew conscription risked harming farm output.

Evidence

There was a clear realization that conscription might affect agricultural production; see, for example, S/1/48/1/2 on 13 N 1238/25 May 1823; and S/1/48/1/49 on 15 M 1239/22 November 1823. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 317

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Local Egyptian officials resisted conscription to protect village agricultural production — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 480
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Local Egyptian officials resisted conscription to protect village agricultural production — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 480

Broader Connections

• Local Egyptian officials resisted conscription to protect village agricultural production #expands (0.92) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 480