The food and agricultural situation in Africa
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