Flue-Cured 



In Northern Rhodesia most flue -cured tobacco is produced in the sandveld areas on 

 either side of the Livingstone -Lusaka road. Production is concentrated around Kalomo 

 and Chomo. There is, however, sonne output also in the Central Province around Chisamba, 

 the Broken Hill area, and MKushi. The MKushi settlement scheme in Northern Rhodesia 

 was planned in 1951 and listed tobacco as a possible economic crop, and tobacco growing 

 has proven feasible there. In 1958, the "MKushi Assisted Settlennent Scheme" came into 

 operation. 



The lamd was surveyed and farms planned which contained at least 500 acres and 

 sufficient water possibilities for growing 40 acres of tobacco. The Lands Department 

 guaranteed immediate loans to growers, up to $12,600 for the erection of buildings and 

 other permanent developments. 



The settler needed to have $8,400, or cash and equipment of that value, and at least 

 2 years of practical tobacco-growing experience. 



Flue-cured tobacco is produced on Europe an -owned farms in Northern Rhodesia, 

 and production practices are about the sajne as those used in Southern Rhodesia. They 

 have been planting 12,000 to 17,000 acres of flue-cured tobacco per year in recent years 

 with a total production rajiging from 7 million to 15 million pounds.' Statistics show that 

 average yields are about 200 pounds less per acre than those in Southern Rhodesia. 



Growers in the Chomo and Kalomo areas (the western portion) and growers in the 

 Central Province send their flue -cured tobacco to Salisbury for sale on the auction 

 floors. 



Flue -cured from the Fort Jameson and adjacent areas in Eastern Province of Northern 

 Rhodesia is marketed through the Nyasaland auctions at Limbe. 



Table 18.— NORTHERN RHODESIA: Tobacco production, MKushi Block, 1959-63 



Year 



Growers 



Planted area 



Average yield 

 per acre 



Production 



1959 



1960 



1961 



1962 



1963 



Number 



30 

 37 

 57 

 56 

 69 



Acres 



1,350 

 1,900 

 2,660 

 2,835 

 -4,200 



1,000 lb. 



1,3U 

 1,583 

 1,996 

 2,270 

 ^ 3,550 



Pounds 



970 

 832 

 752 

 800 

 ^ 850 



Estimated. 



3There are approximately 300 growers of flue-cured in the Northwestern area and currently only about a half dozen growers of 

 flue-cured in the North-Eastern area— the latter area markets its tobacco through the auctions in Limbe, Nyasaland. and other (larger) 

 groups sell through the Salisbury market. 



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