Mount Makulu Zambia
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The Mount Makulu Research Station is an agricultural research station situated near Chilanga
, c. 15 km south of Lusaka
, Zambia
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It was started in the 1950s by the British Government after the Second World War, while Zambia was a British colony.
During the 1950s and 1960s Mount Makulu was home to an expatriate community of notably English and Dutch residents and to the local African population. Named after a local hill, called Mount Makulu, it was involved in various research activities related to, for example, grasses and silage. It was a thriving if small community with a local tennis club built by the residents. The nearest town is Chilanga, which has local schools and whose main industry is the manufacture of cement.
After Zambia gained its independence from Britain under President Kenneth Kaunda
in 1964, Mount Makulu continued as an agricultural research station as a part of the Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries of Zambia.
The Mount Makulu Research Station is also the headquarters of the Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI).
Chilanga (Lusaka), Zambia
Chilanga is located 20 KM south of Zambia's capital city, Lusaka. 15° 34' 0 S28° 16' 60 E- Notable Features :Chilanga rests on the side of a large hill, which is a major decline in altitude between the plateau of Lusaka Province, and the Kafue River Valley...
, c. 15 km south of Lusaka
Lusaka
Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau, at an elevation of about 1,300 metres . It has a population of about 1.7 million . It is a commercial centre as well as the centre of government, and the four main highways of Zambia head...
, Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
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It was started in the 1950s by the British Government after the Second World War, while Zambia was a British colony.
During the 1950s and 1960s Mount Makulu was home to an expatriate community of notably English and Dutch residents and to the local African population. Named after a local hill, called Mount Makulu, it was involved in various research activities related to, for example, grasses and silage. It was a thriving if small community with a local tennis club built by the residents. The nearest town is Chilanga, which has local schools and whose main industry is the manufacture of cement.
After Zambia gained its independence from Britain under President Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth David Kaunda, known as KK, served as the first President of Zambia, from 1964 to 1991.-Early life:Kaunda was the youngest of eight children. He was born at Lubwa Mission in Chinsali, Northern Province of Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia...
in 1964, Mount Makulu continued as an agricultural research station as a part of the Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries of Zambia.
The Mount Makulu Research Station is also the headquarters of the Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI).