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

Collection:: Economics Books

280 PART V: . Mr. BECKLEY said that there were two main classes of JAnvestigation, i.e. :— (1! Those necessary in each territory which were mainly of local interest; and 2, Those affecting more than one territory of fundamental importance. For investigations falling under the first category, local knowledge was essential; it would be impossible for technical officers at a central research station to have the required knowledge. Furthermore, if all scientific officers were transferred to Amani much of the work of the Institute would be routine and the staff would have to be very large as otherwise the research work would suffer. Amani should investigate items of fundamental importance, which scientific officers of the various territories were unable to investigate owing to pressure from local problems. Mr. KIRKPATRICK, in reply to Mr. Hargreaves, stated that he considered that one of the normal functions of an Institute, such as Amani, would be, for instance, research into the tropisms of insects. Research such as this was outside the scope of officers of Agricultural Departments, and they had neither the time nor facilities for under- taking it. In a subject such as this, no results could probably be achieved in two or three years, but the effect of ten or fifteen years of continuous work would be extremely valuable. Mr. KIRKHAM said he had given very considerable attention to science and agriculture, and their organisation. They were on the verge of a great expansion of scientific research throughout the Empire. Science was organised knowledge but in itself it lacked organisation at present; eventually this organisation must come, and it was important that the question should be very carefully considered. He agreed that Amani could not possibly undertake all research in the East African territories, and it was difficult to formulate a scheme for the complementary work which it should carry out, as it would find it difficult to satisfy everyone if all territories had a claim on Amani staff. Considerable funds would be placed at their disposal from the ten million loan, and they must find the best means of making use of it. Directors of Agriculture could not agree to a reduction in their present services; at the ' same time entomologists, mycologists, chemists, plant breeders, ete., all felt that something should be done to co-ordinate their work. The staff at Amani would presumably include representatives of every branch oi agricultural science, and it should fall to them to co-ordinate the work in the different territories. Ultimately, this organisation would lead up to a general scientific service for East African territories, and the scientific staff would become officers of a comprehensive service, whose headquarters should be well equipped with laboratories, where officers could be sent to carry out work which was not possible locally, owing to lack of facilities. ~~ Furthermore, such a comprehensive service would give improved prospects to the scientific officer. Mr. BURTON considered that the best use for Amani would be in carrying out such research work as the various Dependencies required, but that it should not be in a position to dictate to Depart- ments of Aoriculture as to what research should be carried out. He

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