The part of Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward initiative was:
C. Expanding agriculture by installing collective farms
During the Great Leap Forward in China from 1958 to 1962, Mao Zedong aimed to rapidly transform the country from an agrarian society into an industrialized socialist state. One of the key components of this initiative was the establishment of collective farms where land and resources were pooled together to increase agricultural productivity. This strategy was intended to boost food production and propel China towards economic self-sufficiency.