<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishNi watu hawa wa serikali waliotengeneza uchumi mdogo wa eneo la Maziwa, uchumi uliotegemea kilimo na viwanda vidogo kama vile utengenezaji wa nguo, bobbins, na makaa ya mawe.  <response>: It was these statesmen who created a relatively secure micro-economy for the Lakes region, an economy based on agriculture and small-scale industry such as the production of textiles, bobbins, and charcoal. 