Coping with Hunger

Hazard and Experiment in an African Rice-Farming System

By: Paul Richards

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Paperback | 1 April 2025 | Edition Number 1

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192 Pages

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Originally published in 1986, Coping with Hunger demonstrates that effective agricultural development in resource-poor regions must be based in a respect for the indigenous farmer's understanding of the environment. Based on participant-observation of rice farming in Sierra Leone, the book challenges the prevailing of attitudes of policy makers in the late 20^th Century and restores indigenous culture and local wisdom to their rightful place. After analysing the fate of a number of 'top-down 'attempts to improve rice cultivation in Sierra-Leone the author derives an alternative agenda of research and development issues more closely reflecting the resource-poor farmers' major interests and priorities. As a significant research-based contribution to the widespread general debates about the relevance of social factors in technological change, this book will be of interest to students in social and environmental sciences.

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