Agricultural Systems and Pastoralism in Tropical Africa
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1972
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New Zealand: Hicks Smith
Abstract
This article explores farming as it relates to effects of the physical environment, the main types of farming practices in tropical Africa, agricultural systems, crops, seasonal rhythms, other activities (such as herding, grazing, etc), and case studies from various countries.
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Soil management, Tropical zones, Farming systems, Pastoralism, Crops, Rainfall, Seasonal rainfall, Temperature, Diseases, Farming, Shifting cultivation, Rotational bush fallowing, Semi-permanent cultivation, Permanent cultivation, Fulani, Case studies, Zambia, Ecosystem Farm/Enterprise Scale Field Scale