Date of Award
Spring 2009
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Global Honors
Abstract
With the looming threat of a world food shortage, it has become increasingly important for developing African countries to strengthen their indigenous farming practices. This thesis examines the system of rice farming within Sierra Leone’s rural Magbainba Ndohahun Chiefdom, which the author visited in 2008 as part of a University of Washington interdisciplinary program on rice farming methods. Practices related to fallowing, fertilization, hired labor, and land tenure (kimaa) are discussed and placed within the context of long-term sustainability.
Recommended Citation
Thomas, Christopher M., "NERICA, Kimaa, and the Sustainability of Rice Farming in Magbainba Ndohahun Chiefdom, Sierre Leone: An Anthropological Perspective" (2009). Global Honors Theses. 4.
https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/gh_theses/4