The "Europe-Asia Fruit Basket Plan" in the two provinces of Somali is the vanguard of East African agriculture actively integrating into the international market, whereas in 1882, the most dazzling industrial development in East Africa was in the three inland provinces (Matebel Province, Hohenzollern Administrative Province, Swabian Province).
In 1882, the total steel production in East Africa reached 1.23 million tons, with Matebel Province alone accounting for more than 300,000 tons, nearly 400,000 tons, quickly catching up with eastern coastal cities, northern industrial areas, and the Malawi Lake industrial zone.
