Proceedings of the South & East African combined agricultural, cotton, entomological and mycological conference held at Nairobi, August, 1926

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Identifikator:: 1738588467

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-115043

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Title:: Proceedings of the South & East African combined agricultural, cotton, entomological and mycological conference held at Nairobi, August, 1926

Place of publication:: Nairobi

Publisher:: East African Standard

Year of publication:: 1926

Scope:: VI, 337 Seiten; Ill.

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Title:: Part II. Agriculture

Collection:: Economics Books

PART 11. education, rather than to force an agricultural education upon them. The best way to gain their confidence was obviously to produce something of practical usefulness. This was difficult because of their small holdings and because of their intimate knowledge of agricultural practice. The most useful thing was to introduce improved strains of crops. They found the native seeds very mixed. By analysis, purification and subsequent distribution they had established their prestige amongst the natives. Even then, it was found that the demand for agricultural education was practically nil. He did not know how matters would eventuate in India, but a few experimental schools had been established. Further progress would depend on the success or otherwise of the experiment. He thought that Bast Africa was on a different footing and that if a genuine demand for agricultural education by the natives themselves could be created, it was aimost certain to succeed. Mr. KIRKHAM supported Mr. Milligan’s views ang in so doing referred to the education of Arabs and Swahilis in Zanizbar. He said that the Africans of Zanzibar had been much longer in contact with civilisation than any natives of the Bast African Territories and that they found that the African was precisely like the Indian in that he wants immediately to become a clerk. While he was very much in favour of improving native agriculture, he thought the term ** Agricultural Education ”’ was rather dangerous, because it meant giving a little knowledge of agriculture under a lot of distracting education which took the native away from his agricultural pursuits. He was perfectly sure that they would, after receiving this education, refuse to soil their hands with anything other than ink. He thought it was better to have civilisation before education. To start ““ educating *’ savages would do no good. THE CHAIRMAN (Mr. Holm) said that he was sure that they all appreciated very much the views that Mr. Milligan had given them. He would, however, like to emphasise the point so far as the educational effort in Kenya was concerned. He had indicated that the effort of the Department was mainly directed to the training of native agricultural instructors and not to the training of a large number of Africans who were simply going back to the Reserves. The teaching of Agriculture in the village schools was the concern of the Education Department. It was fol very strongly that, among an agricultural people, it was right and proper that some agricultural instruction should be given in the native village schools. He was glad to be able to say that an effort for the improvement of native agricuiture in Kenya was being made. They were issuing in bulk quantities improved seed of different kinds and in several directions progress was being made, but in a new service of that kind experience had to be gained. On the Chairman’s suggestion, a Committee, consisting of Messrs. Wortley, Kirby, Simpson, and the Chairman (Mr. Holm) was appointed to draft a conclusion. The following conclusion was submitted by the Committee and unanimously adopted ; — (a) It is desired to impress upon the Governments of East Africa the great importance of a pronounced agricultural bias being given to the education of Africans in these territories. where 4

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