Sorghum

Abstract

The article last month recalled the need for work on food crops because of rapid population increase, and indicated the important future for sorghum in the less well-watered areas of East Africa at medium and low altitudes. Work in East Africa on the sorghum crop has been in progress for some years. The Departments of Agriculture collected, introduced, and tested varieties, and did some selection and improvement work. Collections were made at Machakos in Kenya, Serere in Uganda, and Ukiriguru in Tanganyika.