Fyfe Robertson
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James "Fyfe" Robertson was a Scottish television journalist and broadcaster.
Fyfe Robertson
Tanganyika groundnut scheme
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The Tanganyika groundnut scheme, or East Africa groundnut scheme, was a failed attempt by the British government to cultivate tracts of its African trust territory Tanganyika with peanuts.
Fyfe Robertson
…1943 Robertson joined Picture Post magazine where he was picture editor and feature writer. His investigative abilities led to a crucial exposé of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme. His report was quoted in the House of Commons. When Picture Post closed in 1957, he went to work in television. He is chiefly remembered for his…
Groundnut cultivation in Malawi