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Cattle, Women, and Wells: Managing Household Survival in the Sahel

Cattle, Women, and Wells: Managing Household Survival in the Sahel

Toulmin, Camilla

Paperback

EconomicsAnthropologyEnvironmental Studies

ISBN10: 0198853041
ISBN13: 9780198853046
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Jan 28 2022
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
How people adapt and survive in the harsh environment of the drought-prone Sahelian region to the south of the Saharan desert forms the subject of this book.
The author concentrates on the choices facing farmers in a small village in central Mali, West Africa. These farmers have had continually to adapt their farming methods in order to survive. The study shows how such changes have taken place and why some families are more successful than others in surviving and prospering. It provides an analysis of millet yields, and of returns to investment in ploughs, wells, and breeding cattle. Decisions regarding marriage, child-rearing, and household organization are discussed within an economic framework to demonstrate the strong economic rationale behind choices made in these spheres.

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