Chapter 1038 Resource City Issues
Other discussions of the Second Five-Year Plan were mainly focused on the field of light industry. East Africa's light industry only grew by 30% during the First Five-Year Plan, while heavy industry grew more than before the First Five-Year Plan. An increase of 83%, while East African agriculture increased by 26% compared with before the First Five-Year Plan, and light industry was almost equal to agriculture.
East Africa has always been a weak point in the East African industry in the field of light industry. After the First Five-Year Plan, the gap has further widened. Therefore, vigorously supporting the development of light industry is an inevitable trend for the East African government during the Second Five-Year Plan.
Light and heavy industries themselves are combined with each other. If the industrial imbalance is very serious, it will eventually lead to the industrial system being unable to support itself. Especially at the social level, light industry is closer to people's lives and is one of the important cornerstones of national stability. .
“During the Second Five-Year Plan, light industrial production must step up resource integration. When the Second Five-Year Plan is completed, the output value of light industry will be at least 50% higher than in 1905. In the textile industry, stationery, daily necessities, Ceramics and other fields continue to make efforts to significantly improve the living standards of our people.”
The overall target for the development of light industry set by the East African government is not high. Even if East Africa increases support for light industry during the Second Five-Year Plan period, it will not change the fact that heavy industry accounts for the majority during the Second Five-Year Plan period.
Take the steel industry as an example. During the Second Five-Year Plan, the goal of East Africa's steel industry is to double. The goals in other heavy industrial fields in East Africa will not be much lower, and in emerging industrial fields such as basic electricity, it is natural to It is to continue to expand production capacity and consolidate East Africa’s dominant position.
At the same time, the defense industry will focus on development during the Second Five-Year Plan, and the defense industry is naturally biased towards heavy industry, so the dominant position of East African heavy industry in the economies of East African countries will continue to be maintained.
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Time quietly came to 1906, and East Africa's industrial plan officially entered the "Second Five-Year Plan" era.
According to the Second Five-Year Plan, East Africa will build more than 1,200 modern large-scale light industrial enterprises during the Second Five-Year Plan. Corresponding to the number of cities in East Africa, an average of at least two large-scale light industrial enterprises will be built in each city. From this point of view, the Second Five-Year Plan is about The development of light industry is not too difficult for central and local governments in East Africa.
In the light industry development project, Bohemia Province, as the largest heavy industry base in East Africa, has gained a lot.
City of Harare.
Mayor Antalide is reporting on the city's second five-year plan urban development priorities and various departments.
Antalaid said: "According to the instructions of His Majesty the Emperor and the central government, during the Second Five-Year Plan period, our city is a key demonstration city for the transformation of traditional industrial areas."
“As one of the most important heavy industry bases in our country, the Province of Bohemia is responsible for nearly 20% of the country’s industrial production activities.”
“But most of the cities in our province started as industrial and mining industries. , the industry is relatively single, especially light industrial production, which is far behind coastal and some light industrial cities.”
“Although the development of heavy industry has a great impact on economic improvement, we must realize that the stock of minerals is limited. , and with economic development and technological progress, domestic demand for mineral resources is growing rapidly every year. Take the steel industry as an example. After the First Five-Year Plan is completed, my country's steel production has almost doubled. When the Second Five-Year Plan is completed, It will double again. According to this trend, it is not impossible for the country’s steel production to reach more than 100 million tons in the future.”
“Although our province is rich in coal and iron ore resources, some rely on small-scale minerals. The towns that were born have shown a trend of accelerating resource depletion. If the resources of these towns are exhausted, will they be abandoned directly? "
"So taking the path of sustainable development is one of the important goals of our province in the future. First, in particular, we should promote the diversification of the industrial structure and enhance the economic development potential of the cities in the province, instead of relying solely on resources and sitting on nothing. This is a situation that our province must try to avoid. ”
The concept of resource depletion is still too early for most resource-based cities in East Africa, but it does not mean that this situation does not exist, especially for some small and medium-sized towns in East Africa that relied on small mines to make their fortunes in the early years. Take the Ruhr area, Germany's traditional industrial base in its previous life, as an example. The problem of resource depletion in the Ruhr area appeared around the 1950s.
It is already the beginning of the twentieth century, which means that if the industrialization of East Africa proceeds smoothly, many regions in East Africa may also face resource depletion problems in the middle of this century, that is, in the fourth and fifth years It takes ten years, so doing urban transformation work in advance will definitely do more good than harm.
As for these cities that may face resource depletion in the future, as important links in the current industrial production in East Africa, their advantages are not only reflected in the field of mineral resources.
Take railway and highway construction as an example. Railway and highway construction will inevitably shift towards towns where population and industry are concentrated. This makes the transportation foundation of industrial towns in East Africa not too bad, and with the railway , the road is finalized, and this first-mover advantage is not easy to change.
At the same time, in the fields of infrastructure, education, medical resources, etc., these cities that relied on resources in the early days now have huge advantages over other regions in East Africa. Therefore, taking advantage of the current boom in mining mining, vigorously developing other industries is crucial to the future sustainable development of East Africa. important.
Bohemian Province is the largest mining province in East Africa. Most of the cities in the province, including Harare, rely on mining and related heavy industry sectors that rely on resource advantages.
Antalide said: "As the most industrially and economically developed city in the province, our city must set an example for other cities in the province. In addition to continuing to improve the steel industry, electric power industry, and heavy machinery equipment manufacturing industry In addition to the development of heavy industry, we must actively promote the The development of light industrial sectors such as cotton textile industry, food processing industry, and home appliance manufacturing has actively explored the diversification of urban industries.”
Bohemian Province was the northern and eastern part of Zimbabwe in the previous life. Harare is located in the northeastern part of former Zimbabwe.
Northeastern Zimbabwe is not only rich in mineral resources, but also has the most favorable agricultural conditions and environment in Zimbabwe.
Therefore, Bohemia Province, which was centered on the most elite area of Zimbabwe in the previous life, was not only a strong industrial province in East Africa, but also a strong agricultural province.
The conditions for growing crops such as tobacco, cotton, corn and wheat are very favorable, which makes the cotton textile industry and agricultural product processing industry in Bohemia Province relatively developed.
However, the Province of Bohemia, with Harare as its core, has not fully utilized its agricultural advantages. After all, in the past decade or so, the central region where Bohemia Province is located, The most important thing is to rapidly increase industrial production capacity, and Bohemian Province is currently the main producer of various industrial minerals in East Africa. Therefore, Bohemian towns, led by Harare, used to focus mainly on the mining industry. development of heavy industry.
This makes the light industry and agriculture in Bohemia develop well, but the heavy industry is relatively slow. Therefore, it is urgent to adjust the industrial structure of Bohemia Province, and it is also important for the future development of East Africa. The most informative.
“Relying on our city’s existing advantages in heavy industry and agriculture, boosting the development of light industry is an important purpose to cultivate the core of our city’s new economic growth, including vigorously promoting the development of the textile industry and food processing industry, while promoting electrification development and create an emerging home appliance production industry cluster.”
Electrification is the direction of industrialization and modernization that was highlighted during the Second Five-Year Plan for East Africa, and the city of Harare naturally has to respond to the call of the central government.
The electric power industry is a heavy industry, leaning towards the energy industry. However, the final consumer end of the electric power industry is various power equipment or home appliances, which cannot be ignored in the electrification process.
The home appliance manufacturing industry undoubtedly belongs to the category of light industry. The home appliance manufacturing industry in East Africa has a relatively long history of development (compared to other countries), so the products are already relatively rich.
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