Maize in tropical Africa / [by] Marvin P. Miracle.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:William G. Lockwood and Yvonne R. Lockwood Collection of National, Ethnic and Regional Foodways.
Main Author: Miracle, Marvin P.
Language:English
Published: Madison, Wisconsin : University of Wisconsin Press, 1966.
Series:William G. Lockwood and Yvonne R. Lockwood Collection of National, Ethnic and Regional Foodways.
Subjects:
Corn > Africa.
Local Note:
MSU: Copy 3 gift of William G. Lockwood and Yvonne R. Lockwood.
Physical Description:xvii, 327 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Also issued online.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Maize as a food crop and commodity
  • Levels of living
  • General character of the tropical African economies
  • Production in the rural economies
  • Distribution in the rural economies
  • The importance of maize in tropical Africa
  • The introduction and spread of maize in Africa
  • Maize in African diets
  • Maize in Eastern Africa
  • Maize in West and Central Africa
  • Economic determination of production
  • Increasing efficiency of production
  • Marketing
  • Summary.