African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 1075 Meat Consumption
To do this, Germany must have sufficient strategic determination, and the government must always remain clear-headed and efficient, but it is obviously unlikely that Germany under the leadership of William II can achieve these goals.

Moreover, even if Germany can always maintain its best condition and want to achieve final victory, it still needs external support, that is, the governments of other countries will fall into depravity or make mistakes in governance. If Britain, France, and Russia are countries like the Austro-Hungarian Empire, then perhaps it is possible.

The reason why the Austro-Hungarian Empire lagged behind other European powers was mainly due to its fundamental institutional flaws. As long as there was no unified and powerful government, the Austro-Hungarian Empire would not be able to fully implement many beneficial policies.

And the most fatal thing is that the inefficient government of Austro-Hungary is now Germany's most important ally, which further makes it more difficult for Germany to win the war.

But in East Africa, the United States and Germany are completely different. For East Africa and the United States, war is not a necessary option, at least in a large-scale decisive battle. The situation in Europe can be said to affect the entire body.

The United States and East Africa have no such concerns at all. After all, it is impossible for Britain to allow Canada and the United States to come into conflict, nor is it possible for Britain to allow Egypt or South Africa to attack East Africa.

As regional powers, East Africa and the United States have no powerful forces around them that can threaten them. If the above-mentioned events occur, the two countries can expand naturally.

It is basically impossible to achieve a peaceful transition of world dominance. If one wants to gain access to the international markets controlled by Britain and France, regional turmoil, war and other scenarios are bound to occur.

The geographical advantages of East Africa and the United States enable the two countries to deal with traditional powers such as Britain and France, even if the process takes a long time.

In the past, even if Germany had not disrupted the European situation, the United States would have been able to achieve its goals step by step, but the final effect might not have been so ideal.

Of course, the East African government currently has no idea. East Africa and the United States are basically in agreement on this point. After all, the two countries have a better choice, which is to let Europe mess up on its own.

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"During the Second Five-Year Plan, my country's consumer goods grew by about 3% annually, and the national living standards improved significantly, especially the consumption of light industrial products, among which the consumption of household appliances was the most prominent."

"Consumption of textiles and food has also increased significantly. Among food consumption, per capita consumption of meat and dairy products has increased significantly, exceeding the level of some European countries. Among meat products, pork and beef consumption account for the highest proportion, followed by poultry, and finally lamb and other consumption."

As East Africa is a German country and under the dual influence of immigrants from the Far East Empire, pork has always been a relatively accepted source of meat for the people of East Africa.

Of course, before the 1990s, pork sales in East Africa were actually far lower than beef, as pork consumption was limited by production.

This situation reversed after the 1990s, mainly because East Africa's agriculture had already matured at that time, while international agricultural product prices, especially food prices, remained low. In order to consume excess food, East Africa began to develop animal husbandry on a large scale.

Pig farming has begun to rise on a large scale in East Africa, and to date, pork has become the largest source of meat for East Africans.

Of course, this is closely related to the diverse cooking methods of East Africa. The three main source regions of East African immigrants, the German region, the Far Eastern Empire and the Slavic region, all have their own meat processing techniques.

Especially for meat like pork which is more difficult to handle, higher requirements are placed on breeding and cooking skills. As an immigrant country, East Africa has greatly enriched the methods of cooking and preserving meat.

Pork can be effectively turned into various delicacies through sausage, bacon, smoked meat, braised, stir-fried, etc., and East Africa has promoted the technology of breeding and slaughtering, thus promoting it nationwide. Of course, the popularity of pork in East Africa is not only due to the traditional diet, the advancement of breeding and slaughtering technology, and the variety of cooking methods, but also related to the local environment and climate of East Africa.

Although East Africa has abundant grasslands, the quality of cattle and sheep raised by East Africa's pastoral industry in the tropical savannah climate cannot be compared with those in other regions. This also provides conditions for the increase in pork consumption in East Africa.

Not to mention East Africa, even in Germany and Denmark, countries with temperate maritime climates and high-quality grasslands, pork consumption is higher than beef.

In general, meat consumption in East Africa is developing towards diversification. Although pork and beef currently dominate, the consumption of other meats is also increasing rapidly, especially poultry.

The sources of meat such as mutton, camel meat, fish, horse meat, and donkey meat are also increasing. Mutton is abundant in the southern part of East Africa, which is the South African plateau, while camel meat is a specialty meat source in the northwestern Somalia region. Horse meat is relatively niche in East Africa, and fish is also relatively popular in East Africa, but it is restricted by the region and is concentrated near the coast and lakes and rivers. As for donkey meat, it is a completely new experience for many East Africans, and donkey meat cooking techniques mainly come from the north of the Far East Empire.

"At present, my country's meat consumption is developing in a diversified direction. With the development of animal husbandry and breeding, per capita meat consumption has increased significantly, and the physical fitness of the people has improved significantly. According to the military recruitment standards in 1909, height was two centimeters higher than in the s."

In terms of height, East Africans have never been short from the beginning. Today, the average height of East Africans is above the world average. In a sample survey in 1909, the average height of adult males in East Africa was about 172 cm, and that of adult females was 163 cm. That is to say, the current average height of East Africans is about 167.5 cm.

This level is comparable to that of France, where the average height is 167 cm, Germany is 169 cm, and the Netherlands is 171 cm.

Height is obviously directly related to the living standard, just as the height of Europeans today is much higher than before.

In the middle of the last century, the average height of the Dutch and French was only about 165 cm, while that of Germans was only about 163 cm. According to early data on average height in East Africa, in the 160s, the average height of East Africans was just over cm. The severely malnourished immigrant population was the main reason for the low average height in East Africa at that time.

In just a few decades, the average height of people in East Africa has increased by nearly ten centimeters, which is an important reflection of the improved living standards in East Africa.

The fact that Germany's average height exceeds that of France is also related to Germany's rapid economic development. In the middle of the last century, Germany was slightly inferior to France, but now it is above France, which is difficult to explain.

In the middle of the last century, Germany had not yet been unified, and years of war had a huge impact on German production. The German region was the world's major population outflow area. However, Germany's industrial development and political stability have created conditions for agricultural development, so the quality of life of Germans has improved significantly.

The example that best illustrates the problem is actually Russia. Today's Russians are obviously not as tall and strong as they were in the past. Due to the low living standards, Russian soldiers are almost the shortest among European countries.

The average height of Russian soldiers is only about 165 cm. Although the military has relatively loose height restrictions, it can basically reflect the accurate height of healthy males in a country.

Moreover, Russia's requirements in Poland, Ukraine and other regions are lower. On the contrary, the Baltic part of the country has the highest heights. The heights of soldiers in the European and Asian parts of Russia are in the middle. At this era, Poland and Ukraine can be regarded as relatively poor regions in Russia.

As for the Asian part of Russia, although it has a small population, it does not mean that their quality of life is poor, especially since meat accounts for a relatively high proportion of their food. After all, the Asian part of Russia is not suitable for agricultural cultivation.

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