Overview

Addressing the topic of hunger and food security in Western Africa, the contributing authors to this volume are anthropologists who seek to understand the sociocultural factors involved in the environmental and economic aspects of food production. With an emphasis on technology and the changing patterns of resource use, case studies from regions of Mauritania, Senegal and Sierra Leone reveal how local farmers are responding to change and to the problems of food security. The book also offers a comparative approach to discussions of diverse agricultural systems, both within and across cultural areas, to present wide-ranging implications for planning and policy.

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Author:   A.Endre Nyerges
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   v.12
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9789056995744

ISBN 10:   905699574
Pages:   274
Publication Date:   25 February 1998
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction—The Ecology of Practice, A. Endre Nyerges; Chapter 2 Diminished Rains and Divided Tasks: Rice Growing in Three Jola Communities of Casamance, Senegal, Olga F. Linares; Chapter 3 Indirass and the Political Ecology of Flood Recession Agriculture, Thomas K. Park; Chapter 4 The Ecology of Food Security in the Northern Senegal Wetlands, John Magistro; Chapter 5 Shifting Social and Ecological Mosaics in Mende Forest Farming, Melissa Leach; Chapter 6 The Social Life of Swiddens: Juniors, Elders and the Ecology of Susu Upland Rice Farms, A. Endre Nyerges; Chapter 7 Toward an African Green Revolution? An Anthropology of Rice Research in Sierra Leone, Paul Richards;

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A rewarding read for those who enjoy a cogent and disciplined presentation of grounded systems which can only be acquired through painstaking mastery of anthropological detail in the field. <br>-Modern African Studies <br>

A rewarding read for those who enjoy a cogent and disciplined presentation of grounded systems which can only be acquired through painstaking mastery of anthropological detail in the field. -Modern African Studies

A rewarding read for those who enjoy a cogent and disciplined presentation of grounded systems which can only be acquired through painstaking mastery of anthropological detail in the field.

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A. Endre Nyerges, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky

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