HC Deb 03 March 1948 vol 448 c63W
28. Mr. Dodds-Parker

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what action is proposed to increase the output of groundnuts in the Nile districts of Uganda.

Mr. Rees-Williams

The production of groundnuts in the Acholi and West Nile districts and in the Eastern Province of Uganda cannot be significantly increased with present agricultural methods except at the expense of established crops such as cotton. The Uganda Government is considering the establishment of pilot food production schemes in the Acholi and West Nile districts; mechanical methods would be employed and groundnuts would be one of the major crops.

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