Rural Households in Emerging Societies. Technology & Change in Sub-Saharan Africa

Haswell, Margaret ; & Hunt, Diana ; editors :

Published by Berg (1991), Oxford / New York, 1991

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xiv,261 pp, 22x14cm, Contains 11 papers. Includes: P. Richards "Experimenting Farmers & Agricultural Research"; R. Chambers & C. Toulmin "Farmer-First: Achieving Sustainable Dryland Development in Africa"; D. Hunt "Farm System & Household Economy as Frameworks for Prioritising & Appraising Technical Research: A Critical Appraisal of Current Approaches"; P. Starkey "Animal Traction: Constraints & Impact among African Households"; J.D.van der Ploeg "Autarky & Technical Change in Rice Production in Guinea Bissau: On the Importance of Commoditisation & Decommoditisation as Interrelated Processes"; C. Toulmin "Staying Together: Household Responses to Risk & Market Malfunction in Mali"; M. Haswell "Population & Change in a Gambian Rural Community, 1947 - 1987"; J.W. harmsworth "The Impact of the Tobacco Industry on Rural Development & Farming Systems in Arua, Uganda"; A. Cheater "Issues of Energy Autarky & Interdependence among Small-scale Commercial Farmers in Zimbabwe"; D.Bruinsma & R. Nout "Choice of Technology in Food Processing for Rural Development".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rural Households in Emerging Societies. Technology & Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Publisher: Berg (1991), Oxford / New York
• Publication Date: 1991
• Binding: orig. boards
• Illustrator: Textual maps & tables
• Condition: Minor rubbing, VG.
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