O. T. Faulkner, J. R. Mackie

West African Agriculture

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1933, this book provides candidates for British government service in West Africa with information on agricultural practice in the region.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 232g
• ISBN-13: 9781107625358
• ISBN-10: 1107625351
• Artikelnr.: 39602353

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. General: 1. Introductory
2. Climate and soil
3. Political economy
4. The native farm
5. Shifting cultivation
6. Green manuring
7. Mixed farming
8. Extension work
Part II. Crops and Stock: 9. The oil palm
10. Cocoa, kola, coconuts, rubber
11. Cotton, groundnuts, benniseed, ginger
12. Cereal crops: maize, guinea corn, millets rice
13. Root crops and minor food crops: yams, cassava, sweet potatoes, coco yams, beans and cowpeas, bambara groundnut, onions and vegetables
14. Live stock
Index.