In the early 60s, Rhodesia was known as the breadbasket of Africa, and as I am born and bred in Africa, and I recall the country at that time, I have to say that you are clearly not very knowledgeable about history.

QUOTE: Zimbabwe, formerly known as Rhodesia, was known as the breadbasket of Africa until 2000, exporting wheat, tobacco, and corn to the wider world, especially to other African nations. However today, Zimbabwe, is a net importer of foodstuffs from the Western World.[13]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadbasket#

QUOTE: These fascinating pictures show a time when Zimbabwe was the bread basket of Africa long before it was left impoverished by Robert Mugabe. Pictures from the late 1890s and early 1900s show farms, mines and railways being constructed in the southern African nation, when it was known as Rhodesia.

https://www.africa-business.com/features/land-in-africa.html