Inside the Third World: The Anatomy of PovertyMonograph on problems of economic and social development and poverty in developing countries - discusses tropical climate and colonialism factors, criticizes adoption of western development theories by local elites, and covers agrarian structure, social conflicts in rural areas, trends in rural migration and urbanization, social implications of industrial development, population growth and malnutrition, political aspects of underdevelopment, etc. Bibliography pp. 439 to 453 and maps. |
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Page 70
... crop may be lost in storage , eaten up by insects , rodents and microbes . Storage facilities may be first - rate for commercial crops . For the farmers ' own food they are primitive . The decorative granaries of the Sahel are elegant ...
... crop may be lost in storage , eaten up by insects , rodents and microbes . Storage facilities may be first - rate for commercial crops . For the farmers ' own food they are primitive . The decorative granaries of the Sahel are elegant ...
Page 95
... crop could be grown because tradi- tional varieties took up to six months to mature . The new seeds matured in only 120 days . This allowed two crops to be grown in a year , or even , in areas with water all the year round , three crops ...
... crop could be grown because tradi- tional varieties took up to six months to mature . The new seeds matured in only 120 days . This allowed two crops to be grown in a year , or even , in areas with water all the year round , three crops ...
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... crops cassava , beans , rain - fed rice . Even in irrigated areas , gaps widen between those who can irrigate their fields long enough for only one crop , and those with enough water for two or even three crops . But even inside areas ...
... crops cassava , beans , rain - fed rice . Even in irrigated areas , gaps widen between those who can irrigate their fields long enough for only one crop , and those with enough water for two or even three crops . But even inside areas ...
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