HC Deb 19 July 1957 vol 573 c150W
Mr. Sydney Irving

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of Africans in Northern Rhodesia who are farming at a subsistence level and the number of African farmers who produce food crops for the market.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The number of Africans, including women, who are farming at a subsistence level is approximately 414,000 and the number producing food crops for the market is approximately 65,000.