This article investigates the history of canning industry in Eritrea from its inception, in 1913, up to the Sixties in order to highlights changes produced in the country by the arrival of the first industrial activities. Canned meat was the first product to become a major export industry in Eritrea and during the First World War Eritrean meat greatly contributed to the sustainment of the Italian army, while in the 1950s Israel Tzena (rationing system) made extensive use of Kosher frozen and corned beef prepared in Asmara. The first part of this article aims at providing a sketch of the history of the canning industry in Eritrea from its origins up to the ‘60s.
Canned Meat. A Short History of the Food Canning Industry in Eritrea (1913-1960s)
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2018-01-01
Abstract
This article investigates the history of canning industry in Eritrea from its inception, in 1913, up to the Sixties in order to highlights changes produced in the country by the arrival of the first industrial activities. Canned meat was the first product to become a major export industry in Eritrea and during the First World War Eritrean meat greatly contributed to the sustainment of the Italian army, while in the 1950s Israel Tzena (rationing system) made extensive use of Kosher frozen and corned beef prepared in Asmara. The first part of this article aims at providing a sketch of the history of the canning industry in Eritrea from its origins up to the ‘60s.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
