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Adapting to Drought: Farmers, Famines and Desertification in West Africa Michael Mortimore
Adapting to Drought: Farmers, Famines and Desertification in West Africa
Michael Mortimore
This book embodies the results of thirteen years of research in drought-prone rural areas in the semi-arid zone of northern Nigeria. It describes the patterns of adaptive behaviour observed among Hausa, Ful'be and Manga communities in response to recurrent drought in the 1970s and 1980s.
324 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 19, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521104272 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 324 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 18 mm · 480 g |
| Language | English |