Labour and capital in settler economy in colonial Tanganyika

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Title:	Labour and capital in settler economy in colonial Tanganyika
Author:	Nindi, B.C.
Year:	1987
Periodical:	Journal of Eastern African Research and Development
Volume:	17
Pages:	90-96
Language:	English
Geographic terms:	Tanzania Great Britain
Subjects:	farmers colonists Whites colonialism agricultural policy tobacco
Abstract:	Colonial agricultural policy in Tanganyika between the two World Wars favoured peasant production. A parallel and sometimes neglected development was the creation and consolidation of the settler plantations after World War II. However, despite all the financial support provided by the government and the regulations which excluded Africans from producing tobacco, settlers continued to face a number of basic difficulties, including organization of labour and production, transportation, marketing, mechanization and the improvement of leaf quality. The low wages and lack of security in the plantations led Africans to seek temporary jobs while maintaining the security afforded by their membership in the rural-based kinship group. The problematic supply and consumption of labour in turn constantly affected the development of settler plantation activities. Abstr., notes, ref.