The First fifty years: Kenya and Tanganyika

The development of the grain milling industry in Kenya and Tanganyika. The major part of the film deals with the work of UNGA, a large scale wheat growing and marketing organisation in Kenya, with other sequences giving a general picture of progress in the agricultural industry, underlining the contribution of modern plant, qualified technicians, research and advisory services.

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Credits

director

Sylvia Story

production company

Mercury Film Productions

Duration

00:18:02:00

Production places

Kenya

Production dates

1961

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

003742

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Africa

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Africa - Description and travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Africa - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Kenya

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tanganyika - Description and travel

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Places → Kenya

Short films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Kenya, 1961

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