Chapter 956 Expert Advice
As a new city, Rhine City is far stronger than the first town in many areas such as infrastructure construction, functional design, and industrial structure.
As the capital relocation of East Africa proceeds, a central urban agglomeration with Rhine City as the core will be formed around Rhine City in the future. Currently, there are New Frankfurt, Kabwe, Lusaka and many towns in the copper mining belt around Rhine City. .
This can also be considered an important role of Rhine City, which is to fill the vacancies between the three major economic zones in East Africa in the future.
It goes without saying that the eastern and western coastal areas of East Africa, and the southern Bohemian Province (Zimbabwe) is also the largest heavy industrial area in East Africa, and the Rhine City is located between the three.
Although there is no Rhine City and the local economic foundation is not bad, there are still some gaps compared with the above three.
So the existence of Rhine City complements the key to the development core of East Africa. It is the center connecting the two oceans and the north and south regions.
Although the economic strength of the North is relatively weak, the North has a large territory and rich oil resources. Moreover, the North borders many other countries and regions. It is of great significance to East Africa's energy and national defense security and should not be underestimated.
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City of Kampala.
Kampala City is the capital of North Great Lakes Province. It was invested and constructed by the East African government in 1871. It has now become one of the famous plateau water towns along the Great Lakes, which means that the local agriculture is relatively developed.
At the same time, Kampala is an important city along the Northern Railway. With the help of the Great Lakes, it can directly realize the exchange of materials and personnel with towns along the Great Lakes such as Kisumu City. It is the fourth largest city on the Northern Railways.
Of course, because of East Africa's positioning of the entire Great Lakes region, the industry here is much worse than that of southern cities. In the entire Great Lakes region, most of the industry is concentrated in the cities of Kisumu and Mwanza.
Because of their geographical advantages, it was easier to accept industrial and technology transfer from the eastern region in the early stage.
Of course, as the fourth largest city in the Great Lakes region, Kampala is accelerating its development and narrowing the industrial gap between it and other cities.
Opportunities for Kampala's industrial development come from two aspects. One is that economic development in the region and related areas provides Kampala with markets and raw materials, and the other is the transfer of backward industries from the central region to the northern region.
Although it is said to be a backward industry in central China, from a national perspective, these industries that have been transferred to the local area are still relatively advanced.
At least compared with Kisumu, Mwanza, and Bujumbura, there is no obvious difference, because East African industry started late, and even the backward industries eliminated in the central region only have a history of 20 or 30 years at most.
The industrial facilities in cities such as Kisumu and Mwanza are almost at the same level. After all, East Africa invested in their industries relatively early, and a new round of technological and industrial upgrading cannot be launched immediately. This makes Kampala’s current Industrial equipment is actually the same as in these cities.
Of course, East Africa positions the Great Lakes region as the main agricultural production base in East Africa, and does not attach much importance to local industry compared with other regions in East Africa.
Hence, as the capital of North Great Lakes Province, agriculture and related industries still have an advantage in Kampala’s industrial structure. At this time, the Kampala City Agriculture and Forestry Department is conducting relevant discussions on optimizing agricultural construction in the region.
In Kevins Town, northeast of Kampala City, agricultural meteorological expert Moores conducted more than ten years of inspection and monitoring on the agricultural production safety issues of Kampala City and officials of the Kampala Municipal Government. Quite an in-depth report.
Morse: "Generally, the increase in forests and vegetation will reduce the annual runoff of rivers. Of course, the impact of forests and other vegetation on climate is more complex. Under certain factors, the opposite effect may occur, but it is certain , ensuring that forests and vegetation under suitable climate conditions will do more good than harm to the overall climate.”
"So my opinion is that it is best to ensure that the area maintains its forest and vegetation in its original state, so that problems are less likely to occur. In layman's terms, it means trying to maintain the local ecological balance as much as possible, and on the premise of respecting the laws of nature, Transforming local agriculture.”
Helwein, director of the Kampala City Agriculture Bureau, asked: "Mr. Morse, do you mean that we are detrimental to local agricultural construction?"
To Helwein, what Morse just said seemed to be criticizing the damage to the local ecology during agricultural development in East Africa. After all, during the development of farmland and water conservancy, a large number of forests and grasslands were indeed eliminated and replaced by large areas of farmland.
Morse waved his hand and said: "I didn't say that. What I meant was that humans are currently weak in the face of nature, so the development of our agriculture must be carefully considered, not that local agriculture is disadvantageous."
Looking at the puzzled expressions on the faces of Helwain and other East African officials, Morse could only explain: "I will not beat around the bush. My plans for agricultural development can be summarized as follows. First, we need to restore necessary forests. Or vegetation, as for what is necessary, it needs to be adapted to local conditions. For example, some areas with low rainfall are not suitable for large-scale development of cultivated land. The second is to build more reservoirs or protect local waters. Through my local experience. Several years of research have shown that the more reservoirs, the more beneficial it will be to the agricultural development in the region. Of course, we are already on the coast of the Great Lakes, so there is no need to spend a lot of time building relevant water conservancy facilities. "
"I mentioned these two points to ensure that the local climate will not be changed due to excessive agricultural development. If excessive agricultural development leads to soil erosion, reduced precipitation, land desertification and other problems, it will be difficult for the local built buildings Agricultural ecology is a devastating blow.”
“To put it simply, local resources must be developed appropriately so that the water can flow slowly rather than being exhausted.”
Under Ernst’s influence, East Africa has become the region with the highest concentration of environmental ecology scholars in the world, and their knowledge and theoretical level have also continued to improve with the development of East Africa as a whole and the passage of time.
“Moderation!” This is the key word Helwein captured.
Morse: "Yes, the key point is moderation. This is most obvious in Asia. I will take the Mesopotamia in the Middle East as an example. In ancient times, the Mesopotamia gave birth to relatively mature civilizations such as ancient Babylon. With the population The overexploitation of local areas by residents of the two river basins has made the climate in the basins drier, forests degraded, deserts annexed farmland, and many areas are gradually no longer suitable for agricultural production. "
At this point, even if Helvain doesn’t have much knowledge, he can basically understand it.
There is no way around this. Helvain has passed the best age for learning, and he entered the East African government through military service, so he relies heavily on these professionals in regional governance.
This is also the current situation in East African countries. Although East Africa has established a relatively complete education system and cultivated a large number of basic talents, this system has only matured in recent years.
Previously, East African government officials were mainly composed of low-educated personnel like Helwein, and it would take almost ten to twenty years to wait until people with higher academic qualifications and knowledge levels could replace the East African government.
The current development model of industry and agriculture in East Africa is still relatively rough, so people like Helwein are barely enough. When East Africa's industry and agriculture develop further, more professional personnel will be needed for management.
(End of this chapter)