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In comparison with Kenya, the history of land and agriculture in Uganda in the twentieth century has been less dramatic. The difference was due to two factors:

  1. (i)

    white settlement failed in Uganda;

  2. (ii)

    there has always been at least twice as much high-quality land in Uganda as in Kenya.

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van Zwanenberg, R.M.A., King, A. (1975). Agriculture in Uganda: Change without Development. In: An Economic History of Kenya and Uganda 1800–1970. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02442-1_4

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