ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the position of the agricultural industry of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya Department of Agriculture, in order that members attending the Conference may find greater interest in their visit, and may be in a better position to express their views upon matters which affect the prosperity and progress of agriculture in those parts of His Majesty's Dominions. Agriculture has through the centuries been the main pursuit of the native tribes. Upon it they depended entirely for their subsistence, and their peaceful existence, excepting during periods of internecine strife, was not disturbed by traders interested in outside markets. Except for a short branch line from Nairobi to Thika the country has, until recently, been served by one railway line only, running from the Port of Mombasa to Kisumu on Lake Victoria and traversing practically the centre of the settled areas.
