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 V. General

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PART V. cu7 with development along the lines of ** mixed farming,” and particularly on dairy farms, it may be expected that pigs will be bred and fattened in larger numbers than at present. AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS. From a value of £208,611 in 1914 agricultural exports rose in 1922 to £924,140 and in 1925 to £2,296,698. The value of agricultural produce of local growth and manufacture consumed either in Kenya or in neighbouring Territories cannot be arrived at with that degreee of accuracy necessary for statistical purposes, but it is considerable. The approximate value of certain animal products sold in the year ending June, 1925, was: Dairy Products. £88.886; Bacon and Hams, £23,700; Wool, £31,320. ORGANISATION. In conclusion a brief outline of the main {features of the organisation of the agricultural industry and the Department of Agriculture may be given. The Convention of Associations, with its affiliated District Associations, considers, among others, agricultural matters, and makes representations to Government. In addition, bodies like the Coffee Planters’ Union, and the Sisal Growers’ Association, watch the interests of the industry they represent. Companies such as the Kenya Farmers’ Association and Plateau Maize Growers Ltd., both dealing chiefly in maize, also the Lumbwa and Kenya Creameries, are run on co-operative lines. The wheat industry is represented by two up-to-date grain mills; coffee by several cleaning mills; and sugar, as already stated, by one large and several smaller mills. There is also one well equipped bacon factory. The Agricultural and Horticultural Society of Kenya organises shows periodically at three show centres, Nairobi, Nakuru, and Eldoret. ~The Government contributes towards the expenditure of the Society by a Grant-in-Aid of £500 per annum. There is also a Horticultural Society holding Horticultural Shows at Nairobi, and a Poultry Club. In the Native Reserves the Native Councils recently created are beginning to take an interest in agricultural progress and to vote sums of money for agricultural services. Native Agricultural Shows are of recent origin and during last year eight of these were held throughout the country. The educational value of these shows is increasing yearly, and these gatherings offer an opportunity for the Administrative and Agricultural Officers to encourage more and better production. They also serve as an index of progress in the reserves generally. From a vote of the Department of Agriculture a grant of about £25 is made to each Show for prizes. The organisation of the Department of Agriculture embraces the two Divisions of the Veterinary Department—the Administrative and Executive Division, and the Division of Veterinary Research, also sections dealing with Agricultural Chemistry, Entomology, Mycology, Plant-breeding; Agricultural = Statistics, Crop Estimates, and Meteorological records; Grading, Grain Conditioning, Plant Import Inspection, and Cool Stores at the Port ; and Native Agriculture, including two Native Agricultural Schools. Research work is undertaken at the Veterinary Research Laboratory at Kabete: and IR"

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