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100 1 _aDudgeon, Gerald C.
_q(Gerald Cecil),
_d1867-1930
245 1 4 _aThe agricultural and forest products of British West Africa
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aImperial Institute handbooks [no. 1]
500 _aRelease date is 2023-06-14
505 0 _aThe Gambia -- Sierra Leone -- The Gold Coast, Ashanti, and the Northern Territories -- Nigeria: Southern Provinces -- Nigeria: Northern Provinces.
508 _aGalo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Agricultural and Forest Products of British West Africa" by Gerald C. Dudgeon is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the agricultural and forest resources in British West Africa, particularly focusing on the commercial potential of crops such as cotton, cocoa, rubber, and various oil-producing plants, as well as the socio-economic implications of their cultivation. The opening portion discusses the geographical and climatic conditions of British West Africa, laying the groundwork for understanding the agricultural landscape. It details key factors such as land tenure, natural conditions, and major crops, emphasizing the importance of crops like groundnuts and palm oil in both local sustenance and export. The preface touches on the historical context, mentioning economic setbacks due to the Great European War while hinting at the resilience and future opportunities within these agricultural sectors, setting a tone of cautious optimism for the detailed exploration that follows in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: John Murray, 1922
653 _aAgriculture -- Africa, West
653 _aForest products -- Africa, West
700 1 _aDunstan, Wyndham R.
_q(Wyndham Rowland),
_d1861-1949
830 0 _aImperial Institute handbooks [no. 1]
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/agriculturalfore00dudguoft
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70973
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