Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. From feast to famine?; 3. Drought in the 1970s; 4. Thirteen years in the life of a village; 5. Wider horizons; 6. Two dry decades; 7. Shifting sands; 8. Interpretation; 9. Policy directions; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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This book embodies the results of thirteen years of research in drought-prone rural areas in the semi-arid zone of northern Nigeria.