Constantine has not been idle lately, and of course, as he gets older, he has spent more time traveling around East Africa.

From the first town, we then train north through Mwanza and finally arrive in the province of Great Lakes West.

The government of the Great Lakes Sciento is in Bujumbura, on the southwesternmost side of the province of Great Lakes Occidental, so it was officials from the municipality of Kagera who greeted Konstantin this time.

The city of Kagera is a port city located on the shores of the Great Lake, and its name is derived from the Kagera River, which is the mouth of the lake (equivalent to the mouth of the sea).

The 400-kilometre-long Kagera River, which flows into Lake Victoria, is the largest source of water for Lake Victoria, and is formed by the confluence of two tributaries, the north and south, which stretches from Burundi to Tanzania and then flows into Lake Victoria.

As the source of the Great Lake (Lake Victoria), Kagera is also the source of the Nile, with which the entire Nile reaches an astonishing 6,670 kilometers and stabilizes the Amazon River.

As an important granary of East Africa, West Great Lakes Province is also a key area for water conservancy project construction, and the Kagera Basin is one of the key improvement areas.

"The upper reaches of the Kagera River pass through the mountainous areas, and the downstream is the Kagera Basin, the terrain is relatively flat, but there are many swampy wetlands and rivers, after more than ten years of our governance, as well as the general trend of national water conservancy project construction, we have sorted out the downstream river network of the Kagera Basin, and at the same time managed the swamp wetlands, widely planted rice and other crops, and the city-wide construction standards of high-quality farmland have exceeded eighty, making the entire Kagera City a veritable land of fish and rice in East Africa."

The entire Great Lakes (Lake Victoria) basin is essentially an inconspicuous basin terrain without the existence of Lake Victoria, surrounded by the Great Rift Valley on the east and west sides, with high terrain and collapse in the middle.

In this topography, the rivers on the left and right sides of the lake eventually converge into the lake, forming a huge basin, the only gap being the Owen Falls on the north side, and the White Nile River downstream.

With abundant water, the Kagera Basin has one of the highest food productions in East Africa.

"Your farmland here looks very regular, and it's all paddy fields, crisscrossed by rivers, and the whole area is densely vegetated, which is rare in other parts of East Africa, and even in Europe, it's a good place." Konstantin praised.

This is also what he is saying, the rural areas of Kagera are very different from those on the eastern coast, and although the conditions of the eastern coastal plain are also excellent, the water volume is obviously not as abundant as that of the Great Lake (Lake Victoria) basin.

This can be seen from the crop planting situation in the two places, the crops in the eastern coastal plain are relatively diverse, wheat, rice, all kinds of fruits and vegetables, sisal and so on are cultivated.

The crops in Kagera are a bit monotonous, with large rice fields and windmills, which are very similar to those of European countries such as the Netherlands from a distance, but the Netherlands is also a high-quality pasture, while Kagera is mainly dependent on rice cultivation and a dense network of rivers, so it is indeed appropriate to describe Kagera as a "land of fish and rice".

The city of Kagera is also more scenic, compared to the eastern coastal plains, which have a distinctly savannah climate, so they appear rugged and warm, especially in the coastal areas, especially in Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo.

Officials in Kagera accepted Konstantin's praise in their hearts, because Kagera City, as an important region for food security in East Africa, has indeed made outstanding contributions.

"Your Majesty, Kagera City can have today's achievements, but also inseparable from the strong support and correct guidance of the central government, such as the construction of the national water conservancy project, greatly accelerated the agricultural development of our Kagera City, and before that, the utilization rate of arable land in Kagera City was less than 30 percent, and with the great help of the national water conservancy project construction, the utilization rate of cultivated land in our city reached more than 70 percent."

"The agricultural development of Kagera City is not easier than that of other areas, so the early agricultural development in the grassland area is much faster than that of the Great Lakes Region, and the Great Lakes Region, especially our Kagera City, because of the topography and rivers, the drainage is not smooth, and the large area is distributed with swamps and wetlands, so the early development can be said to be very difficult."

"Later, with the theoretical support of technical personnel, we managed the wetlands in the whole area, dredged the water system in the swampy area, opened up the channel for the wetland water to flow into the Great Lake (Lake Victoria), or built volleyball channels, built windmills and other measures to improve most of the wetlands and turn them into paddy fields suitable for farming."

"At the same time, in the context of the construction of national water conservancy projects, the comprehensive management of large rivers and lakes in the territory will be carried out to enhance the ability of the lakes in the territory to regulate rivers and climate."

"In this way, the traffic capacity of the river has also been enhanced, such as the Kagera River, which originally had a traffic capacity of less than 100 kilometers, but can now reach the level of 200 kilometers, all the way to the upstream city of Muyinga, and at the same time, the Kagera River water system has also become the most important transportation channel for our Kagera City, which enters the Great Lake (Victoria) in the city of Kagera, through the Great Lake navigation, transits through the city of Kisumu, supplies the Northern Industrial Belt, exports from the city of Mombasa, or goes ashore in the city of Mwanza, and finally flows into the main line of the Central Railway. Supporting food supply in areas developed along the railway. ”

In fact, there is also a rail connection from the city of Mwanza to the city of Kagera, which is part of the branch line of the Central Railway from Dodoma to Bujumbura, although rail transport is ultimately worse than water transport.

After listening to the words of the Kagera Municipal Government, Konstantin probably also understood the development of the City of Kagera over the years, he said: "The City of Kagera is a large agricultural city, compared with those industrial towns or comprehensive cities in East Africa, there is indeed a gap, after all, it is now the era of industrialization, but industry is based on the development of agriculture, and the city of Kagera, as a port city, should give full play to its advantages and contribute to ensuring food security in East Africa and food exports." ”

The official of Kagera City assured: "Your Majesty, we will definitely live up to expectations, but as the grain production rises year by year, our shortcomings are also very obvious, that is, there is a shortage of grain processing machinery, and there is a shortage of related factories, and most of the grain can only be transported to Mwanza City and Kisumu City for processing after the harvest." ”

The future of Kagera is uncertain, and integrated cities such as Mombasa and Dar es Salaam are the goal of almost all cities in East Africa.

Of course, the Kagera City Government is also more self-aware, if you want to talk about the port, the city of Kagera does have it, but this port is only a port of the Great Lake, not a seaport, and the value is greatly reduced.

Then there are the resources, so far, the city of Kagera has not found any special resources, mainly agricultural tasks to limit its geological survey and other activities, after all, as a grain production base in East Africa, the main task is still to focus on grain cultivation.

As for resources, the rest of East Africa, especially the three central provinces, are very rich, while the Great Lakes region obviously does not have such conditions, and the task of developing industry is not assigned to the city of Kagera.

Therefore, the city government of Kagera took advantage of this Konstantin parade and took the initiative to raise difficulties, the most important thing is that the food processing industry related to agriculture is engaged in a set in the city of Kagera,

(End of chapter)