Table of Contents

Preface; Part I. General: 1. Introductory; 2. Climate and soil; 3. Political economy; 4. The native farm; 5. Shifting cultivation; 6. Green manuring; 7. Mixed farming; 8. Extension work; Part II. Crops and Stock: 9. The oil palm; 10. Cocoa, kola, coconuts, rubber; 11. Cotton, groundnuts, benniseed, ginger; 12. Cereal crops: maize, guinea corn, millets rice; 13. Root crops and minor food crops: yams, cassava, sweet potatoes, coco yams, beans and cowpeas, bambara groundnut, onions and vegetables; 14. Live stock; Index.

Promotional Information

Originally published in 1933, this book provides candidates for British government service in West Africa with information on agricultural practice in the region.