In Kenya drought sharply reduced the maize crop, causing famine
conditions in some areas, towards the relief of which surplus maize
was donated by the United States. In the rest of east Africa the effects
of the drought were less servere, but some food products wera in short
supply in Uganda and thera were crop failures in parts of Tanganyika. ^
Coffee and sisal production increased substantially in Kenya, reflecting
the progress of 'African production under the Swynnerton Plan. In Uganda
coffee production was a record, but the output of cotton, the other main
export, fell slightly. Tanganyika's output of coffee increased, but
sisal and cotton showed little change.
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