Food in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Food in Sub-Saharan Africa

Edited by: Art Hansen and Della E. McMillan

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1986

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Presents an integrated multidisciplinary perspective on contemporary food issues in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Social Sciences Political Science Domestic Policy, Parties, Other Political Organizations

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Tables and Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
1 Overview: Food in Sub-Saharan Africa Della E. McMillan and Art Hansen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
PART 1 OVERVIEW
2 Food as a Focus of National and Regional Policies in Contemporary Africa S. K. B. Asante Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	11
3 The Political Economy of Food Issues René Lemarchand Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	25
4 Agricultural Development Ideas in Historical Perspective John M. Staatz and Carl K. Eicher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	43
5 Social Science Perspectives on Food in Africa Sara Berry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	64
PART 2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN BACKGROUND
6 The African Environment Charles Guthrie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	82
7 Climate, Drought, and Famine in Africa Sharon E. Nicholson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	107
8 Subsistence Strategies and Systems of Land Use in Africa Daniel McGee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	129
9 Traditional Social Formations Ronald Cohen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	136
10 Agriculture, Food, and the Colonial Period R. Hunt Davis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	151
PART 3 FOOD PRODUCTION
11 African Soils: Opportunities and Constraints Hugh Popenoe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	169
12 Major Domesticated Food Crops Clifton Hiebsch and Stephen K. O’Hair Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	177
13 Livestock in the Economies of Sub-Saharan Africa James R. Simpson and Robert E. Mcdowell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	207
14 Undomesticated Animals and Plants Michael E. Mcglothlen, Paul Goldsmith and Charles Fox Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	222
PART 4 POSTHARVEST TECHNOLOGY, DISTRIBUTION, AND NUTRITION
15 Postharvest Considerations in the Food Chain Robert P. Bates Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	239
16 Fuelwood Olivia Webley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	254
17 Distribution of Resources and Products in Mossi Households Della E Mcmillan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	260
18 Meeting Human Nutritional Needs Patricia A. Wagner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	274
PART 5 WORKING TOWARD SOLUTIONS
19 The Role of International Agricultural Research Centers in Africa Donald L. Plucknett, Nigel J. H. Smith and Robert W. Herdt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	292
20 Farming Systems Research and Extension: An Approach to Solving Food Problems in Africa Louise O. Fresco and Susan V. Poats Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	305
21 Women Farmers and Food in Africa: Some Considerations and Suggested Solutions Anita Spring Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	332
22 Prospects for Long-Term African Change: The Lagos Plan of Action Versus the Berg Report Robert S. Browne and Robert J. Cummings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	349
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	364
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	397
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	401

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April 24, 2023

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9781685852917

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375

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685852917

eBook ISBN: 9781685852917

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