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The history and future of African rice: food security and survival in a West African war zone

Vergangenheit und Zukunft von afrikanischem Reis: Nahrungsmittelsicherheit und Überleben in einem westafrikanischen Kriegsgebiet
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Richards, Paul

Abstract

'Der Beitrag untersucht bäuerliche Überlebensstrategien in Sierra Leone unter Kriegsbedingungen, um zu ermitteln, warum Bauern bei Nahrungsmittelunsicherheit auf traditionellen afrikanischen Reis setzen. Afrikanischer Reis hat eine ganz wesentliche Verbindung zu sokoihun (Wald-Enklaven). Diese Enkla... view more

'Der Beitrag untersucht bäuerliche Überlebensstrategien in Sierra Leone unter Kriegsbedingungen, um zu ermitteln, warum Bauern bei Nahrungsmittelunsicherheit auf traditionellen afrikanischen Reis setzen. Afrikanischer Reis hat eine ganz wesentliche Verbindung zu sokoihun (Wald-Enklaven). Diese Enklaven sind in der Landschaftsgeschichte festgeschrieben und erlangten erneut Bedeutung, als in den 1990er Jahren die bäuerlichen Gemeinden in Liberia, Guinea und Sierra Leone durch Krieg überzogen wurden. Die sokoihun lehren, wie endogene Neuerungen selbst unter widrigen Bedingungen entstehen. Bäuerliche, vom Krieg betroffene Gesellschaften könnten von einer genetischen Aufwertung des afrikanischen durch asiatischen Reis profitieren - und damit von einer Umkehr der etablierten Zuchtstrategien. Landwirtschaftliche Strategien zur Armutslindenmg profitieren von sorgfältiger Analyse des Umfeldes und vorheriger Konsultation der von Nahrungsmittelunsicherheit Betroffenen.' (Autorenreferat)... view less


'The paper analyses farmer coping strategies under war-time conditions in Sierra Leone in order to identify why food-insecure farmers continue to value African Rice. African Rice has an important association with sokoihun (forest enclaves). These enclaves - written in the history of the landscape - ... view more

'The paper analyses farmer coping strategies under war-time conditions in Sierra Leone in order to identify why food-insecure farmers continue to value African Rice. African Rice has an important association with sokoihun (forest enclaves). These enclaves - written in the history of the landscape - became once again important as war swept over rural communities in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone in the 1990s. The sokoihun teach a lesson about innovation under adversity. War-affected rural populations might benefit from improving African Rice through genetic contribution from Asian Rice, reversing a mainstream institutional breeding strategy. In general, it is concluded that pro-poor plant improvement would benefit from careful contextual analysis and prior consultation with the food-insecure.' (author's abstract)|... view less

Keywords
food; English-speaking Africa; Africa; survival strategy; war; travel; Africa South of the Sahara; Sierra Leone; West Africa; developing country

Classification
Economic and Social Geography
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy

Method
descriptive study

Document language
English

Publication Year
2006

Page/Pages
p. 77-93

Journal
Afrika Spectrum, 41 (2006) 1

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works


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