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Why Mende became tree croppersarticle 1998 • Isaac, Barry L.
Mende • Africa > Western Africa
This article explains why the Mende who used to rely on growing rice for their subsistence became growers of tree-crops such as cocoa, coffee and palms. It argues that this change was mostly m...