African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 322 Inspect Dodoma City.

After a preliminary investigation, Ramoscato believes that the potential of Nairobi is very good. According to his idea, maybe more businesses besides the textile industry can be developed here. Of course, if it is confirmed that there is a coal mine in Kituyi, then Even better, the most important thing is that now Nairobi has no competitors of its own except the East African officials, and most of its colleagues are crowded in Mombasa.

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On March 3, the dissatisfaction of the citizens of Paris erupted. The citizens of Paris seized control of Paris by armed forces, and they were bound to draw a line with the French traitor government. On the same day, King Constantine of East Africa launched an inspection of the inland city of Dodoma.

As the capital of Tanzania in the previous life, Dodoma's status in East Africa can be summed up as "a traffic hub, a battleground for military strategists". On the other hand, it is nothing special and nothing to brag about.

The fact is also true, even if it was the capital of Tanzania in the previous life, Dodoma could not compete with Dar es Salaam, and the president stayed in Dar es Salaam longer than Dodoma, and many government agencies were unwilling to relocate to Dodoma. The nominal capital of Dodoma is more like the accompanying capital of Dar es Salaam.

The reason why Dodoma became the capital of Tanzania is that it is located in the geometric center of Tanzania, but the geometric center of the Kingdom of East Africa is in today's Mbeya city. Dodoma is positioned as a transportation hub in East Africa, but East Africa and Dodoma The transportation hub of the same level as Ma is far more than Dodoma.

At present, Dodoma, as the provincial capital of the plateau province, is also the agricultural trade and commodity distribution center of the plateau province. The plateau province mainly focuses on the development of agriculture and animal husbandry, with a population of only 2 people (excluding indigenous people). It developed among the first batch of cities in East Africa. Not bright.

The local average annual rainfall is between [-] and [-] millimeters. It is a rainfall depression on the East African plateau, and the rainfall in the southeast and northwest is higher than here.

Therefore, the climate of the savannah is very obvious, and the animal husbandry is relatively developed. The crops are mainly drought-tolerant crops such as wheat, corn, sesame, potatoes, and cotton.

The reason why Constantine visited Dodoma was mainly to feel the difference between the inland plateau climate area and the coastal area of ​​East Africa.

After arriving in Dodoma, Constantine and his party were not in a hurry to go to the urban area, but accompanied by local officials to observe the local agricultural development.

Constantine: "Compared with the first town, Dodoma has a cooler climate. Is this the case in all plateau areas in East Africa?"

Stewart: "Yes, Your Majesty, I have been to many areas in East Africa, but all plateau areas have this kind of climate, but the precipitation in Dodoma City is far from that of other plateau areas, which is also a shortcoming of Dodoma City's agricultural development. "

Guderian, a senior official of the Plateau Province, added: "Although there is less precipitation, this has also made the difference in agriculture between Dodoma City and the entire Plateau Province and other parts of East Africa. The cool and dry weather has created the highest potato production in the Plateau Province. At the same time, the quality of wheat and other crops in the plateau province is relatively excellent, and the animal husbandry in the plateau province is also the most developed region in East Africa."

For growing potatoes, the senior official Guderian is quite experienced. Guderian comes from the rural area of ​​Lower Saxony in Germany, which is also one of the main potato producing areas in Germany.

Regarding animal husbandry, the Plateau Province has obvious advantages. Although the area cannot be compared with the pastures in the north of East Africa, the precipitation conditions are generally better than the northern pastures (mainly Oriental Province, Turkana Province, and Juba Province). The output is also stronger than that of the northern pastures, but the northern pastures have more advantages than the plateau province in terms of meat export. Relying on the ports of Mombasa and Kismayo, they can export to consumption areas such as Europe and the Middle East with the help of shipping advantages.

Konstantin: "The climate here is indeed very similar to that of Prussia."

Guderian: "Yes, Your Majesty, the annual average temperature of Lower Saxony and the Plateau is about 17 degrees, but the Plateau Province is more balanced. There is no winter and summer here, and the temperature changes little throughout the year, but the daily temperature difference is greater than that of Lower Saxony. , both have about the same amount of rainfall, but Lower Saxony is more evenly distributed than the Highlands."

Constantine: "So the problem of precipitation cannot be ignored. The precipitation in East Africa is inherently more unstable than that in Germany, and the water conservancy facilities are even farther apart. To further improve the agricultural production conditions in East Africa, it is necessary to build water conservancy."

Stewart: "We have been actively promoting this point. Every year, infrastructure construction is one of the government's top concerns. Almost as long as we have time, we will organize slaves from all over the world to build canals and farmland irrigation systems."

Constantine: "Well, besides that, we need to dig more reservoirs to store the precipitation in the rainy season and ensure the water for agriculture and domestic use in the dry season."

Sitte: "Your Majesty, this is a huge project, and there are technical difficulties at present, so it can only be completed by manpower."

Constantine: "There is no need to rush this matter. It will be done from generation to generation. There will always be a day when it can be completed."

After observing the local agricultural development, the people entered the urban area of ​​Dodoma.

The scale here is much smaller than the first town, and the buildings and roads are relatively backward, but it still maintains the clean and tidy characteristics of East African cities. Even though many roads are still gravel roads, they are very smooth, and the drainage channels on both sides are not dry. Branches and leaves, you can tell at a glance that someone has cleaned them up.

Guderian: "Dodoma City is connected to Central Province, Mbeya, Kigoma, Mwanza and Arusha. The transportation is convenient and fast. Except for the road leading to Arusha City, which is under construction, the roads leading to other regions The road is in good condition."

The road from Dodoma to Arusha was only built at the end of last year, mainly because the provincial capital of Kilimanjaro Province (formerly Northern Plateau Province) in the former northern plateau province was changed from Karatu to Arusha.

Constantine: "Dodoma is very important as one of the transportation hubs in the Tanganyika region. Your plateau province must always ensure the smooth flow of the main arterial roads in the province."

Guderian: "Yes, Your Majesty, you can rest assured that we will organize personnel to overhaul the road every day."

Then Constantine visited the families of ordinary residents in Dodoma City. Dodoma City is a agricultural trade and commodity distribution center, and most citizens rely on it for employment.

Agricultural products from the Highland Province and the more inland province of Hohenzollern are transited here and sent to Dar es Salaam for export.

The Kilimanjaro province in the north relies on the port of Tanga, and most of the northern provinces rely on the port of Mombasa. Among them, the provinces along the Great Lakes region first transport their agricultural products to Kisumu through the lake, then through Nairobi, and finally in Mombasa exit.

The south, including Zambia and Zimbabwe, transits at Karonga in South Salzburg, then passes through Lake Malawi to Mar-a-Lago Province, and finally arrives at the port of Mtwara by means of the Ruvuma River.

Many major trade routes in East Africa do not pass through Dodoma. This is also the reason why Dodoma is a transportation hub, but it is not very important.

(End of this chapter)