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Factors which promoted settler farming in Kenya

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Factors which promoted settler farming in Kenya
a) The land policies availed cheap African labour to settler farmers.
b) Africans in Kenya were not allowed to grow some cash crops in order to enable Europeans continue getting cheap African labour for their farms.
c) The government built and maintained various forms of transport. For example the railway, Bridges and roads.
d) The government encouraged formation of cooperatives to help in the processing and marketing of produce.
e) The establishment of financial institutions such as Agricultural Finance Corporation and Banks provided the settlers with credit facilities.