Book ID: 93083
Mutsaers, H. J. W.
Peasants, Farmers and Scientists: A Chronicle of Tropical Agricultural Science in the Twentieth Century. 2007. illustr. 360 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Presents is a critical account of tropical agricultural science andagricultural development in the twentieth century, in particular in Africa. Describes successes as well as fads and failures, from theperspective of a practitioner of more than 40 years. The emphasis is onthe second half of the century, but the story frequently reaches deepinto the first half of the century as well.