15 what was the role of the lord delamere in the economic development of Kenya?

15 what was the role of the  lord delamere in the economic development of Kenya?

Lord delamere first came to Kenya in 1897 on a hunting expedition and during this visit he greatly admired Kenya

This motivated him to return in 1903 and he became one of the successful setters in Kenya and soon he founded the planters and farmers association that encouraged settler farming in Kenya

He ardently campaigned for the white settlers exclusive right to stay in Kenyan highlands

He was also very aggressive hot tampered and uncompromising in his campaign for white superiority. His passion was to turn Kenya into a white mans country hence conflicting with the Africans and Asians.

He led the settlers group to a conference that had been called by the duke of the Devonshire to settle the land and political conflicts that rose between the races in Kenya.

He introduced wheat growing in Kenya and the crop did very well in uasin plateau but also faced a problem of rust a wheat disease

He began experiments on breeding a rust resistant variety in 1909, he established a flour mill near Nairobi called UGA limited

On top of wheat lord delamere introduced and encouraged coffee growing after world war,coffee became one of the leading crops grown in Kenya

He equally encouraged the growing of other crops like tea and sisal by 1920 the two were doing well in Kenya tea was being grown in limiru Jericho and Nakuru and sisal near thika

He also pioneered stock farmingin Kenya.he established equator ranch at njoro mainly rearing cattle sheep and pigs. His animals were imported from new Zealand and Britain

A bacon industry was established in 1905 in Nairobi as people tried to follow his example of rearing pigs

He undertook research in cattle diseases cross bred exotic cattle with local breeds and employed veterinary doctors

Around 1920 he abandoned stock farming for diary farming this was because of problems like coastal fever and constant raids from the Nandi

He established diary factories for example he established a cooperative creamery called the Kenya cooperative creamery.

Up to his death in 1931 he was still the leader of the white settlers