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

Document type:: Monograph

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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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part II. Agriculture

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PART II. THE CHIEF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS FOR WHICH A SATISFACTORY MARKET COULD BE DEVELOPED IN EAST AFRICAN TERRITORIES. (Colonel R. B. Turner, C.M.G., D.S.0., Trades Commissioner for the Union of South Africa attended for the discussion on this item.) COL. TURNER said that there were very few openings in British East Africa for raw agricultural products from South Africa; there was a small but growing trade in fresh deciduous fruits, also in horses and pure bred stock. Strangely, there was quite a fair trade in ostrich feathers, which were imported into Kavirondo. There was little hope of increasing the trade in agricultural raw materials to any extent, but there was a considerable opening for manufactured articles. There was a possibility of there being an importation of fruit but Kenya regulations regarding pests and diseases placed restrictions thereon. THE CHAIRMAN (Mr. Holm) said that the Conference at a later date would consider the question of legislation covering importation of fruit. Mr. SIMPSON asked what articles manufactured from South African agricultural products were likely to be exported to East Africa. COL. TURNER stated that the most likely were tobacco, jams, canned and dry fruits and wines. After the war East Africa was regarded as a sort of dumping ground for South African products; a portion of a big consignment of wine imported then was still on the hands of the importers and was being offered at 609, below cost. This wine was in very bad condition and was giving South African wines a very bad name. Steps were being taken to endeavour to remove this consignment from the market altogether and to give present day South African wines a chance. Very good reports had been received regarding the dried fruit from Kenya merchants. With regard to tobacco, Kenya was considered by the Tobacco Combine as falling within the sphere of the Northern Hemisphere, and tobacco was being mainly imported from factories in that zone. However, there was an increasing trade in South African and Rhodesian tobaccos and cigarettes. The shag trade at present was wholly in the hands of Holland. THE CHAIRMAN (Mr. Holm) asked if there was anything that the Con'erence could do and if Col. Turner could give any information regarding the ** Chapell ** Report. The question of reciprocity might be considered by the Conference: South Africa had prohibitions against Kenya produce. COL. TURNER observed that the East African Dependencies could not give preference to any Dominion so long as the Congo Basin Agreement was in force. The Agreement was in force until 1929. . THE CHAIRMAN (Mr. Holm) said that the Government of the Union had prohibited the importation of Kenya maize on the grounds of the presence of disease, and during a period of shortage of supplies in South Africa it might be advantageous to both countries to obtain maize from Kenya. COL. TURNER, in reply to Messrs. Kirby and Simpson, stated that there was no manufacture in South Africa of agricultural implements and machinery suitable for export to Kenya, but that South Africa acted as an entrepot for such machinery. 109

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