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Some aspects of the agrarian geography of Senegal: the Circle of Louga
Les Cahiers d'Outre-Mer • 1 • Published In 1948 • Pages: HRAF MS: 16 [Original: 348-367 ], plates
By: Suret-Canale, Jean, Candeur, C. M..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article Suret-Canale, a professor at the Lycee of Dakar, analyzes the agricultural situation in Louga. he finds that the dry climate, poor soil, and low level of agricultural technique have resulted in poor yield, a barely subsistence standard of living, and the gradual depopulation of the region under study. certain remedial measures are suggested by the author.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Climate
- Topography and geology
- Soil
- Tillage
- Cereal agriculture
- Vegetable production
- Standard of living
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Wolof
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1999
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Social Scientist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Robert Lee ; 1959
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Circle of Louga, Senegal
- NotesAdditional notes
- Jean Suret-Canale
- Translation of: Quelques Aspects de la Geographie Agraire au Sénégal : Le Cercle du Louga
- The original French text is not included
- Translated for the HRAF files by C. M. Candeur
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Wolof (African people)