Southern Rhodesia: climate and cultivation

Shows the effect of climate and altitude on the agriculture of Southern Rhodesia. The difference between Low Veld native subsistence farming and High Veld commercial farming. Maps indicate varying altitude and seasonal rainfall which make possible the growing of maize, cotton, tobacco, fruit and barley.

Credits

production company

Boulton-Hawker Films

Duration

00:11:57:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1960

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

28757

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Africa

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Crop yields

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farming

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Vegetation and climate

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rhodesia - Social conditions

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1960

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