Ecology Of Practice

This book is about ecology of practice and how different cultures and regions in Western Africa are dealing with hunger and food security. The book has five contributing authors and each author has written a case study about how local farmers are dealing with food security in their region. The book also has a comparative approach to discussions of agricultural systems from different regions and cultures to show how they are related.

Addressing the topic of hunger and food security in Western Africa, the contributing authors to this volume are anthropologists who seek to understand the sociocultural factors involved in the environmental and economic aspects of food production. With an emphasis on technology and the changing patterns of resource use, case studies from regions of Mauritania, Senegal and Sierra Leone reveal how local farmers are responding to change and to the problems of food security. The book also offers a comparative approach to discussions of diverse agricultural systems, both within and across cultural areas, to present wide-ranging implications for planning and policy. Review: A rewarding read for those who enjoy a cogent and disciplined presentation of grounded systems which can only be acquired through painstaking mastery of anthropological detail in the field. -Modern African Studies