Ecology of Practice: Studies of Food Crop Production in Sub-Saharan West Africa (Food and Nutrition in History and Anthropology)

Ecology of Practice: Studies of Food Crop Production in Sub-Saharan West Africa (Food and Nutrition in History and Anthropology)

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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."
-Modern African Studies

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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. Ultimately, it is the concept of ecology of practice - which emphasizes the importance of local social arrangements in alleviating problems of food security - that makes this book most valuable, not only to readers whose concerns lie within western Africa, but to all with an interest in food production and resource us

Ecology of Practice: Studies of Food Crop Production in Sub-Saharan West Africa (Food and Nutrition in History and Anthropology),Endre Nyerges,Routledge,905699574X,Agriculture - General,Science/Mathematics,Technology & Industrial Arts,Agriculture & Farming,Agriculture & related industries,Anthropology,Poverty,Social Science / Anthropology / General,West Africa

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