§ 73. Mr. Errollasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what proposals have been made for the establishment of a poultry farming industry in the Gambia.
Mr. Creech JonesThe Colonial Development Corporation have decided to undertake a project for food production in the Gambia on a considerable scale, and work has already begun on it. 85W Initially 10,000 acres of bush will be cleared to grow coarse grains and sorghum. As part of the project a poultry establishment will be set up on modern commercial and scientific lines to produce dressed poultry and about twenty million eggs a year; the eggs will largely be available for the United Kingdom market during the United Kingdom off-season in the winter months. The scheme includes cold storage capacity and can be extended to include meat products.