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'''Tithe Grade''', also named the '''Grand Harvesting''' or '''Terra's Due'''{{Fn|2}} refers to the amount of materials an Imperial world must supply to the [[Administratum]]. The size of the tithe depends on the type of world it is applied to. A tithe can be any form of material: food, weapons, minerals, people, et cetera. Despite the number of agencies tracking tithes, due to the sheer size of the Imperium and the difficulty of [[Warp]] travel makes the time-consuming process of tithe collection riddled with confusion and inefficiency.{{Fn|2}} One of the most common forms of tithe is by providing one tenth of their [[PDF]] troops to serve in the [[Imperial Guard]].{{Fn|4}}
It is the duty of [[Planetary Governor]]s to ensure the tithe of their world is paid, and any world which fails to pay its tithe meets with vicious reprisal from the [[Adeptus Terra]]. At the slightest breach of protocol, Imperial officials will often order the [[Adeptus Arbites]] to immediately execute the Governor. However as long as the planetary ruler dutifully pays his world's tithe, he may rule the planet in almost any way he sees fit.{{Fn|2}}
[[Space Marine]] [[homeworld]]s do not normally have tithes, and are given the tithe grade [[Aptus Non]] while [[Agri world]] tithes generally refer to how much of the planet's food production must be supplied.