Chapter 847 Animal Husbandry
When it comes to wild animals in Mozambique, there are definitely more of them than anywhere else in East Africa. Even now, the East African National Defense Force and militia are still carrying out a "cleansing" in the area.
Moreover, before the population of Mozambique changes significantly, there is probably no good way to solve this problem. After a harvest, the price will quickly rise again, so that East Africa’s income from ivory and leather will increase significantly.
"Mayor Walde, we are going to rest near your town tonight. Do you have any good places to recommend?" Lawrence asked.
Walder thought about it carefully and said, "We also have a cowshed in our town, but it's too small and definitely not enough for you. There's not much open space in the town either. If you don't mind, you can rest on the grass in the south of the town. If you're a human, we can definitely arrange better accommodation for you, but you have too many cows."
Lawrence asked, "Have there been any wild animals around your town recently?"
Walder shook his head and said, "They have disappeared in the past two or three years. You might have encountered them before, but now they have all been killed. And you don't have to worry about the land in the south of our town. Two years ago, it was a temporary military camp for a cavalry unit heading south. They had a lot of horses, so they built a lot of military camps in the south. You can live there directly. It's abandoned now, so we just need to take care of it."
This was a complete surprise for Lawrence. This abandoned military camp was probably a product of the South African War. If nothing unexpected happened, it was most likely an abandoned camp of the Cavalry Division. It should be enough to accommodate the cattle escorted by Lawrence.
The most valuable thing is that there are still abandoned houses to live in. Although they are probably overgrown with weeds now, they are much better than the makeshift tents that people like us have to set up.
After saying a few more words of thanks, Lawrence led the team towards the abandoned military camp.
The abandoned military camp in the town of Malingen was quite large and even had a horse stable, which surprised Lawrence even more. After checking the quality, Lawrence felt relieved that he could completely accommodate his cows.
This abandoned military camp was actually only used for less than three months, and most of the buildings were intact. After all, the South African War was not over for long.
However, just as Lawrence expected, the place was overgrown with weeds. But for the cowboys who had been living in the open air on the grassland all year round, this was completely satisfactory.
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There are not many cowboy teams like Lawns that export livestock to Mozambique, but the livestock industry in East Africa is now relatively developed, basically the same as the major livestock industries in the Americas.
However, due to East Africa's short development history, the demand for livestock is mainly used to meet domestic construction, so East African meat exports are not very strong in the international market.
If we talk about the country with the fastest growing livestock industry in recent years, it has to be Argentina. Backed by British investment and the huge British market, Argentina's livestock industry is even showing a trend of catching up with the United States to a certain extent.
This is also one of the reasons that can explain the early conflicts between Argentina and the United States. In fact, the two sides had huge conflicts of interest, especially in the livestock industry.
In Argentina's heyday, the whole of Europe and the Commonwealth were its beef markets, and it became a high-income country.
Of course, there may not be no British intervention here. After all, after the independence of the United States, Britain has always wanted to support a country in the Americas to form a balance with the United States, and Brazil is obviously not the right material. On the contrary, Argentina is located at the southernmost tip of the Americas, and the Americans are out of reach.
Of course, Argentina and the United States had been at odds in the early days. When Argentina and Britain clashed in the Falkland Islands (Falkland Islands), Argentina tried to raise the banner of "Monroe Doctrine" and use the power of the Americans to make Britain retreat. As a result, the United States played dead, which made the Argentines very unhappy. It turned out that the so-called "Monroe Doctrine" was just like this, just shouting slogans!
On this point, East Africa, also an emerging livestock-raising power, does not have much conflict with China, because the dairy and meat products from East Africa that flow into the international market are not large and are concentrated in the German region.
Furthermore, East Africa's quality is slightly inferior, especially the animal husbandry in the northern pastures, which is only large in quantity. If they want to break through, they can only wait until the animal husbandry in South Africa develops.
However, this is also thanks to the rapid population growth in East Africa. Population means market. Currently, the domestic market in East Africa has not yet been saturated, which has greatly absorbed the excess production capacity.
Countries with small populations like Argentina are actually very dangerous. Without British support, Argentina's livestock industry will suffer a devastating blow because it is extremely dependent on the international market.
The United States is confident about this because its own beef consumption market is the largest in the world. Even if there is competition from other countries, it can protect its own market through tariff barriers.
The economy of East Africa is worse than that of the United States, but the per capita income is considered medium in the world, and the meat consumption capacity is considerable. At the same time, East Africa has a large construction demand, and meat is an indispensable substitute when machinery has not yet been widely promoted.
Especially in the agricultural sector, East Africa has an extremely strong demand for cattle, and large-scale engineering projects in East Africa also require these livestock to temporarily take over.
Take the First State Farm in Chokwe, Mozambique, as an example. It only has a dozen tractors, which is obviously far from enough. At present, the tractor production capacity in East Africa is relatively limited and is not enough to be distributed to farms and plantations across the country. Therefore, the importance of livestock is reflected at this time.
As for the black natives, although they are also cheap, it is impossible for East Africa to rely entirely on blacks for construction. After all, East Africa’s national policy is to eventually achieve “zero” indigenous people.
Of course, although East African animal husbandry does not yet demonstrate its advantages in the international market, it does not mean that it cannot achieve great things in the future.
With the development of electric technology in recent years, East Africa happens to be a leader in the field of refrigeration and fresh-keeping technology, thanks to Linde, the general manager of the Hechingen Electric Power Company and the inventor of the world's first refrigerator.
Driven by technical personnel such as Linde, East Africa has maintained a leading position in refrigeration and preservation technology.
At present, some merchant ships in East Africa have started the construction of cold storage, and East Africa is actively promoting this.
After all, East Africa is a tropical country, and the importance of technological products such as refrigerators to East Africa is self-evident. At the same time, many fruits and vegetables in East Africa are mainly sold to Europe. The development of cold fresh technology will naturally be conducive to the increase in East Africa's export volume.
At the same time, other sectors in East Africa also have a strong demand for refrigeration technology. For example, in hospitals, many medicines need to be stored in refrigerators.
A typical example is snake venom serum. There are many venomous snakes in East Africa, and the promotion of refrigerators has enabled some hospitals in remote areas of East Africa to ensure that the wounded can receive treatment.
In the future, to promote the export of East African dairy and meat products, fresh cold technology will naturally be an indispensable killer weapon. Therefore, with the support of technology, the future prospects for East African livestock exports are still relatively optimistic.
Of course, the biggest problem facing East Africa's animal husbandry industry is the serious lack of technological accumulation, especially in the area of species hybridization. It will take time to cultivate excellent livestock breeds suitable for East Africa.
This requires time to accumulate, and it is not something that East Africa can change in a short period of time. However, with the explosion of talent in East Africa, this can be compensated for as much as possible in the future.
(End of this chapter)
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