Food Crisis and Agro-based Tech: Gari Processing Nigeria
| Review of African Political Economy - Vol. 15 No. 43 Food Crisis and Agro-based Tech: Gari Processing Nigeria |
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| Abstract of Briefing |
| Title: | The Food Crisis and Agro-based Technology: Gari Processing in Nigeria |
| Author: | Gloria Thomas-Emeagwali and Dr R O Lasisi |
| Location: | Vol.15 No.43 (Winter 1988), pp95-99 |
| In this Briefing we first of all situate cassava production in Nigeria in its historical context and examine the circumstances under which it has become a dominant food staple in most Nigerian communities. We then explore some of the changes taking place in gari processing technology in selected communities, focusing on the overall implications for class formation and gender relations, for women play a central role in gari processing. |
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